Kathivakkam

Not to be confused with Kottivakkam.

Kathivakkam கத்திவாக்கம்
Neighbourhood
Kathivakkam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	36,617
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	600057
Vehicle registration	TN-18

Kathivakkam was a town and a municipality formerly of Thiruvallur district, but has been absorbed by Chennai in Sep 2011, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The neighbourhood is served by Kathivakkam railway station. As of 2011, the town had a population of 36,617.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			82.04%
Muslim			8.86%
Christian			8.53%
Sikh			0.06%
Buddhist			0.01%
Jain			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. 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%. 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. 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.

Education

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