39-415: Viluppuram , Villupuram , or Vizhuppuram ( Tamil: [ʋiɻɯppɯɾam] ) is a municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district . Located 61 kilometres (38 mi) south west of a Tiruvannamalai and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major and largest railway junction, and National Highway 45 passes through it. Agriculture
78-587: A tropical climate . In winter, there is much less rainfall in Viluppuram than in summer. This climate is considered to be Aw/As according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification . The average annual temperature is 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) in Viluppuram with average annual rainfall of 1,046 millimetres (41.2 in). The driest month is March, with 6 millimetres (0.24 in) of rainfall. With an average of 222 millimetres (8.7 in) per annum,
117-653: A caste count in post-independence India. It was conducted in Kerala in 1968 by the Government of Kerala under E. M. S. Namboodiripad to assess the social and economic backwardness of various lower castes. The census was termed Socio-Economic Survey of 1968 and the results were published in the Gazetteer of Kerala, 1971. C. Chandramouli IAS was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for
156-526: Is Tiruchirapalli international Airport , approximately 170 km from the town. Viluppuram district Viluppuram , Villupuram or Vizhuppuram is one of the 38 districts that make up the state of Tamil Nadu , India . It was founded on 30 September 1993, prior to which it was part of the Cuddalore district . Vizhuppuram district lies in the way of the national highway connecting Tiruchirappalli and Chennai , and contains historical landmarks like
195-701: Is 8.2 million. Among the ORP faiths, six faiths- 4.957 million-strong Sarnaism , 1.026 million-strong Gond , 506,000-strong Sari , Donyi-Polo (302,000) in Arunachal Pradesh, Sanamahism (222,000) in Manipur, Khasi (138,000) in Meghalaya dominate. Maharashtra is having the highest number of non-religious in the country with 9,652 such people, followed by Kerala. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in northern parts of India. The Indian census takes
234-512: Is a main source of income. As Government of India 2011 census data indicated, Viluppuram had a population of 1,71,131. and the town's literacy rate has been recorded as 90.16% by Census 2011. In 1919, Villupuram was officially constituted as a Municipality which today comprises 42 wards, making it the largest City in Viluppuram district . In 1677, Shivaji took Gingee area with the assistance of Golkonda forces. Later in 18th century, both
273-431: Is assisted by a team of officials including the health officer, municipal engineer, town planning officer, manager, revenue officer and other staff. Viluppuram is connected by roads to major cities and to the rest of the state. The major national highways of the town are: The Viluppuram Railway Junction at Villupuram serves as the distribution point of rail traffic from Chennai , the state capital of Tamil Nadu, towards
312-703: Is home to many religions such as Hinduism , Islam , Christianity , Buddhism , Sikhism and Jainism , while also being home to several indigenous faiths and tribal religions which have been practiced alongside major religions for centuries. According to the 2011 census, the total number of households in India is 248.8 million. Of which 202.4 million are Hindu, 31.2 million are Muslim, 6.3 million are Christian, 4.1 million are Sikh, and 1.9 million are Jain According to 2011 census, there are around 3.01 million places of worship in India. The religious data on India census 2011
351-478: Is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people. Over half the population resided in the six most populous states of Uttar Pradesh , Maharashtra , Bihar , West Bengal , Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh . Of the 1.21 billion Indians, 833 million (68.84%) live in rural areas while 377 million stay in urban areas. 453.6 million people in India are migrants, which is 37.8% of total population. India
390-489: Is the predominant language, spoken by 97.08% of the population. Urdu and Telugu are minority languages spoken by 1.61% and 0.93% of the population respectively. 2011 census of India The 2011 census of India or the 15th Indian census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register (NPR)
429-427: Is trilingual. Hindi, Bengali speakers are India's least multilingual groups. Numbers regarding languages spoken available in the 2011 Indian census data may not reflect actual data in India due to how the data was collected, with participants being allowed to give any response they wished for what languages they spoke. Any individual above age seven who can read and write in any language with an ability to understand
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#1732787739866468-566: The 2011 census , Viluppuram municipality was divided into 44 wards for which elections are held every five years and had a population of 96,253 of which 47,670 were male and 48,583 female. Politically, Viluppuram is part of the Vizhuppuram Lok Sabha constituency and the Villupuram State Assembly constituency . The municipality was established in 1919 and was upgraded to a second-grade municipality in 1953,
507-553: The Backward Regions Grant Fund Program (BRGFP). Viluppuram district is composed of 9 taluks : According to 2011 census , the Viluppuram district had a population of 3,458,873 with a sex-ratio of 987 females per 1,000 males, which is well above the national average of 929. A total of 404,106 residents were under the age of six, constituting 208,246 males and 195,860 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 29.37% and 2.16% of
546-654: The English and French acquired settlements in South Arcot . During the Anglo-French rivalry , the entire district was turned into a war land. After some time, the entire area came under the control of East India Company . It remained under British authority till 1947 when India became independent. After independence, the district as we know it today, was part of the larger South Arcot District headquartered at Cuddalore . On 30 September 1993, Villupuram became
585-489: The " Other Backward Classes " (OBCs) in India. This was later accepted and the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 was conducted whose first findings were revealed on 3 July 2015 by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley . Mandal Commission report of 1980 quoted OBC population at 52%, though National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) survey of 2006 quoted OBC population at 41%. There is only one other instance of
624-419: The 2011 Indian census. Census data was collected in 16 languages and the training manual was prepared in 18 languages. In 2011, India and Bangladesh also conducted their first-ever joint census of areas along their border. The census was conducted in two phases. The first, the house-listing phase, began on 1 April 2010 and involved collection of data about all the buildings and census houses. Information for
663-593: The 2011 census 0.24% of India's population of 1.21 billion. Given below is the decade-by-decade religious composition of India until the 2011 census. There are six religions in India that have been awarded "National Minority" status – Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis. Sunnis, Shias, Bohras, Agakhanis and Ahmadiyyas were identified as sects of Islam in India. As per 2011 census, six major faiths- Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains make up over 99.4% of India's 1.21 billion population, while "other religions, persuasions" (ORP) count
702-516: The 500 year-old Gingee Fort . Vizhuppuram district was once a part of the South Arcot district along with the Cuddalore district . Later, the Cuddalore district was bifurcated and Vizhuppuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993. As a result, the Vizhuppuram district's history closely resembles that of Cuddalore's. The Cholas were among the earliest rulers. Karikala Chola
741-710: The National Population Register was also collected in the first phase. The second, the population enumeration phase, was conducted from 9 – 28 February 2011 all over the country. The eradication of epidemics, the availability of more effective medicines for the treatment of various types of diseases and the improvement in the standard of living were the main reasons for the high decadal growth of population in India. The House-listing schedule contained 35 questions. The Population enumeration schedule contained 30 questions. The National Population Register household schedule contained 9 questions. Once
780-545: The east, Puducherry district of the union territory Puducherry in the southeast and the districts Chengalpattu and Tiruvannamalai in the north, Cuddalore in the south and Kallakurichi in the west. In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Vizhuppuram one of the 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ) in the country. It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funding from
819-443: The first time in 2011. The overall sex ratio of the population is 943 females for every 1,000 males in 2011. The official count of the third gender in India is 490,000 The population of India as per 2011 census was 1,210,854,977. India added 181.5 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil . India, with 2.4% of the world's surface area, accounts for 17.5% of its population. Uttar Pradesh
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#1732787739866858-417: The first-grade municipality in 1973, and a selection grade municipality in 1988,and Special grade Municipality in 2023. The town is divided into 42 wards. The city Papulation is 1,71,000. The municipal council is composed of 42 ward councilors and is headed by a chairperson elected by voters of the town. Councilors-elect a vice-chairperson among themselves while the executive wing is headed by a commissioner, who
897-543: The headquarters of the newly created Vizhuppuram District as a result of the division of the South Arcot District. Vizhuppuram is located in 11° 56' N 79° 29' E. which is in the far southeast part of India, situated 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of Chennai , 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Trichy , 177 kilometres (110 mi) east of Salem , 45 kilometres (28 mi) North west of Cuddalore , 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Pondicherry shares
936-417: The information was collected and digitised, fingerprints were taken and photos collected. Unique Identification Authority of India was to issue a 12-digit identification number to all individuals and the first ID have been issued in 2011. Provisional data from the census was released on 31 March 2011 (and was updated on 20 May 2013). Transgender population was counted in population census in India for
975-481: The most precipitation falls in October. The warmest month of the year is May, with an average temperature of 32.0 °C (89.6 °F). January has the lowest average temperature of the year at 24.6 °C (76.3 °F). The difference in precipitation between the driest month and the wettest month is 216 millimetres (8.5 in). During the year, the average temperatures vary by 7.4 °C (45.3 °F). As of
1014-718: The north. The Thatagiri Murugan Temple is about 191 kilometres (119 mi) to the southeast in Senthamangalam with the Lord Siva temple in Koppampatti 153 kilometres (95 mi) southwest of the town. Since the town is landlocked, the weather in Viluppuram is generally humid and hot. It relies on the monsoon for rain from July to December. Summers are very hot, and temperatures can get up to 40 °C (104 °F). Winters are moderate with temperatures ranging between 30 and 35 °C (86 and 95 °F) Viluppuram has
1053-597: The population according to gender, religion, education and occupation. The cost of the exercise was approximately ₹ 2,200 crore (US$ 260 million) – this comes to less than US$ 0.50 per person, well below the estimated world average of US$ 4.60 per person. Information on castes was included in the census following demands from several ruling coalition leaders including Lalu Prasad Yadav , and Mulayam Singh Yadav supported by opposition parties Bharatiya Janata Party , Shiromani Akali Dal , Shiv Sena and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . Information on caste
1092-505: The population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 63.48%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 800,368 households. There were a total of 1,703,249 workers, including 322,900 farmers, 537,581 farm workers, 23,961 in household industries, 376,360 other workers, 442,447 marginal workers, 46,746 marginal farmers, 294,632 marginal farm workers, 14,276 marginal workers in household industries and 86,793 other marginal workers. After bifurcation,
1131-569: The provisional reports released on 31 March 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. The motto of the census was Our Census, Our Future . Spread across 28 states and 8 union territories , the census covered 640 districts, 5,924 sub-districts, 7,935 towns and more than 600,000 villages. A total of 2.7 million officials visited households in 7,935 towns and 600,000 villages, classifying
1170-479: The residual Viluppuram district had a population of 2,111,669. The residual district had a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 321,703 (15.23%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 28.60% and 1.16% of the population respectively. Hindus are the majority religion, with 92.27% of the population. Christians and Muslims are in minority with 3.71% and 3.63% of the population respectively. Languages of Viluppuram district (2011) Tamil
1209-460: The seashore of the Bay of Bengal . The area contains metamorphic rocks formed by pressure and heat belonging to the granite-like gneiss family. There are also three major groups of sedimentary rocks, layers of particles that settled in different geological periods. Kalrayan Hills forest park is located 116 kilometres (72 mi) to the west and Gingee Hills forest park 50 kilometres (31 mi) to
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1248-559: The southern part of the state. Five railway lines branch out of Vizhuppuram: The nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport at Pondicherry , in Puducherry , approximately 40 km from Viluppuram. Pondicherry Airport is connected to Bangalore by commercial airlines. The nearest major airport is the Chennai International Airport (MAA), approximately 140 km from the town; the next closest major airport
1287-500: The third place, and Bengali in the fourth place, according to the 2011 census of India . The 2011 census report on bilingualism and trilingualism , which provides data on the two languages in order of preference in which a person is proficient other than the mother tongue, was released in September 2018. The number of bilingual speakers in India is 314.9 million, which is 26% of the population in 2011. 7% of Indian population
1326-467: The widest possible definition of "Hindi" as a broad variety of " Hindi languages ". According to 2011 census, 57.1% of Indian population know Hindi, in which 43.63% of Indian people have declared Hindi as their native language or mother tongue. The language data was released on 26 June 2018. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri in the second place, with Meitei (officially called Manipuri ) as well as Gujarati , in
1365-400: Was also collected in the first phase, which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents by Unique Identification Authority of India . The second population enumeration phase was conducted between 9 and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to
1404-400: Was considered literate. In censuses before 1991, children below the age five were treated as illiterates. The literacy rate taking the entire population into account is termed as "crude literacy rate", and taking the population from age seven and above into account is termed as "effective literacy rate". Effective literacy rate increased to a total of 74.04% with 82.14% of the males and 65.46% of
1443-474: Was last collected during the British Raj in 1931. During the early census, people often exaggerated their caste status to garner social status and it is expected that people downgrade it now in the expectation of gaining government benefits. Earlier, there was speculation that there would be a caste-based census conducted in 2011, the first time in 80 years (last was in 1931), to find the exact population of
1482-537: Was released by the Government of India on 25 August 2015. Hindus are 79.8% (966.3 million) while Sikhs are 20.8 million comprising 1.72% of the population, Muslims are 14.23% (172.2 million) in India. and Christians are 2.30% (28.7 million). According to the 2011 census of India, there are 57,264 Parsis in India. For the first time, a "No religion" category was added in the 2011 census. 2.87 million were classified as people belonging to "No Religion" in India in
1521-710: Was the most influential. Simhavishnu Pallava overthrew the Cholas, and the region came under the Pallava rule. Vijayalaya Chola restored the rule of Chola, marking the beginning of the Chola Empire . The entire district became a war zone during the Anglo-French rivalry and it came under the control of the East India Company . It remained under British authority until the independence of India in 1947. The district shares borders with Bay of Bengal in
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