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The people are the human resource of the District. Their culture, religion, aptitude,habits,
beliefs, talents etc have a bearing on how the district presents itself to others. Tamil and
Malayalam are the main languages of this district. Hindus and Christians form a sizeable
percentageofthepopulationofthedistrictandthereareanumberofMuslimsdominatedbeltsin
the district. The caste system in the Society has weakened to a great extent especially after
independence because of growth of education and improvements in transport and
communication. Some of the communities in the district are Nadars, Nanjil Nadu Vellalars,
Paravas,Mukthavas,VilakkiThalanayar,KammalarorAsari,Nairs,Chackarevars,KeralaMudalis
etc. Rice is the staple food of the rich and poor alike in the district. Some among the poorer
section also use tapioca. Beverages like tea and coffee are widely spread even in to the rural
areaofthedistrict.

AREA,POPULATION,LITERATES,SC,STSEXWISEBYBLOCKSANDMUNICIPALITIES
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Sl.
No

NameoftheBlocks/
Municipalities

Population

Area
(sq.km)

Literate

Persons

Male

Female

Persons

Male

Female

1.

Agastheswaram

133.12

148419

73260

75159

118778

60120

58658

Rajakkamangalam

120.16

137254

68119

69135

108539

55337

53202

3.

Thovalai

369.07

110719

55057

55662

85132

44101

41031

4.

Kurunthancode

106.85

165070

81823

83247

126882

64369

62513

Thuckalay

130.33

167262

82488

84774

131428

66461

64967

Thiruvattar

344.8

161619

80220

81399

122710

62524

60186

Killiyoor

82.7

156387

78663

77724

119931

62173

57758

8.

Munchiri

72.01

177225

89122

88103

131461

68366

63095

Melpuram

271.89

179535

88578

90957

137211

70560

66651

24.27

208179

102907

105272

175248

88590

86658

6.47

20075

9967

10108

16282

8372

7910

10. NagercoilMunicipality

11

Padmanabapuram

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12

Colachel

5.18

23787

11996

11791

18008

9275

8733

13

Kuzhithurai

5.15

20503

10069

10434

16712

8419

8293

Source:AD,Statistics,2011
StatisticalHandbook

ScheduledCaste

Sl.
Nameofthe
No. Blocks/Municipalities
1

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ScheduledTribes

Persons

Male

Female

Persons

Male

Female

12797

6246

6551

521

247

274

6279

3062

3217

18

10

12381

6188

6193

690

360

330

Agastheswaram

Rajakkamangalam

Thovalai

Kurunthancode

5400

2678

2722

323

166

157

Thuckalay

5054

2485

2569

81

36

45

Thiruvattar

3449

1736

1713

2597

1275

1322

Killiyoor

2412

1208

1204

57

28

29

Munchiri

4756

2306

2450

205

98

107
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Melpuram

4483

2147

2336

523

255

268

7084

3504

3580

370

177

193

11 Padmanabapuram

2112

1050

1062

12 Colachel

1164

594

570

24

12

12

341

161

180

27

13

14

10

Nagercoil
Municipality

13 Kuzhithurai

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