Kathivakkam

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Katthivakkam
Location in Chennai (North), Tamil Nadu, India
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Katthivakkam
Katthivakkam (Tamil Nadu)
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Katthivakkam
Katthivakkam (India)
Coordinates: 13°12′17″N80°19′00″E / 13.204602°N 80.316740°E / 13.204602; 80.316740
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
Taluk Tiruvottiyur
Metro Chennai
Local body Greater Chennai Corporation
Other neighbourhoods Ennore, Periya Kuppam
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total36,617
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600057
Vehicle registration TN-18

Katthivakkam is an residential and industrial area located in the northern part of Chennai. It is a part of zone 1 in Greater Chennai Corporation. It is under Thiruvottiyur taluk in Chennai district. It is a part of Thiruvottiyur(state assembly constituency) and Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency). Formerly a town and a municipality of Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, it has now been absorbed by Chennai city in September 2011 and within Chennai District limit since January 2018. [1] The neighbourhood is served by Katthivakkam railway station. As of 2011, the town had a population of 36,617.

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Demographics

Religious census
ReligionPercent(%)
Hindus
82.04%
Muslims
8.86%
Christians
8.53%
Sikhs
0.06%
Buddhists
0.01%
Jains
0.02%
Other
0.46%
No religion
0.02%

According to 2011 census, Kattivakkam had a population of 36,617 with a sex-ratio of 983 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. [2] A total of 4,301 were under the age of six, constituting 2,194 males and 2,107 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 15.62% and .37% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 74.5%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. [2] The town had a total of : 9354 households. There were a total of 13,273 workers, comprising 17 cultivators, 49 main agricultural labourers, 201 in house hold industries, 10,613 other workers, 2,393 marginal workers, 4 marginal cultivators, 20 marginal agricultural labourers, 80 marginal workers in household industries and 2,289 other marginal workers. [3] As per the religious census of 2011, Kattivakkam had 82.04% Hindus, 8.86% Muslims, 8.53% Christians, 0.06% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.02% Jains, 0.46% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. [4]

Education

E.T.P.S. Matriculation School is managed by "Ennore Thermal Power Station" under State government.

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