Kovilpatti
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Kovilpatti கோவில்பட்டி |
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| Town | |
 Kovilpatti
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| Coordinates: 9°10′N 77°52′E / 9.17°N 77.87°ECoordinates: 9°10′N 77°52′E / 9.17°N 77.87°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | thoothukudi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Kovilpatti Municipality |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 95,097 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | kovilpatti |
| Website | municipality |
Kovilpatti, also known as Covilpatti, is a special grade municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in Thoothukudi District. As of 2016,the population of town was 2,50,000 people in Kovilpatti town,As of 2011, the population of the town was 95,097.
The town already existed before 1876. Kovilpatti was a water stop for steam engines after the introduction of the Southern Railways, and the establishment of textile mills like Loyal Textiles (1891) and Lakshmi Mills Ltd (1926) fueled the economic growth of the town. The Government Revenue divisional offices were sited there in 1911.
The town was constituted as a Municipal Town in 1964 composed of Kovilpatti Village and Illuppaiyurani Village. In 1961, the area of the town was 2.64 km2 with a population of 33,305; in 1971, it extended to 7.25 km2 and the population reached 48,509. In 1991, it was 12.58 km2 with a population of 78,834.
In the 2011 census, Kovilpatti had a population of 95,057. The sex-ratio of 1,065 females to 1,000 males much exceeded the national average of 929.
A total of 8,325 residents were under the age of six, constituting 4,158 males and 4,167 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 10.32% and .84% of the population respectively. The literacy rate of the city was 81.27%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The city had a total of 25099 households in 2011. There were a total of 41,006 workers, comprising 85 cultivators, 165 main agricultural labourers, 932 in household industries, 36,989 other workers, 2,835 marginal workers, 26 marginal cultivators, 26 marginal agricultural labourers, 262 marginal workers in household industries and 2,521 other marginal workers.
In the religious census of 2011, Kovilpatti was 92.29% Hindus, 2.48% Muslims, 5.12% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists and 0.08% followers of other religions.
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