Varkala is a Municipality city in district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Varkala city is divided into 30 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Varkala Municipality has population of 40,048 of which 18,312 are males while 21,736 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4479 which is 11.18 % of total population of Varkala (M). In Varkala Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1187 against state average of 1084. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Varkala is around 981 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Varkala city is 93.57 % lower than state average of 94.00 %. In Varkala, Male literacy is around 95.43 % while female literacy rate is 92.04 %.
Varkala Municipality has total administration over 9,498 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Varkala 2024 - 2025 Population
Current estimated population of Varkala Municipality in 2025 is approximately
56,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Varkala city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Varkala city will be conducted in 2025 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Varkala town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Varkala Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.69 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.33 % of total population in Varkala (M).
Varkala Work Profile
Out of total population, 13,166 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 9,273 were males while 3,893 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 13166 working population, 77.69 % were engaged in Main Work while 22.31 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.