Madurai South Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Madurai district, Tamil Nadu

Madurai South Taluka of Madurai district has a total population of 1,391,980 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 697,680 are males while 694,300 are females. In 2011 there were a total 364,024 families residing in Madurai South Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Madurai South Taluka is 995.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 93% people live in Urban areas while 7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90.2% while that in rural areas is 74.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Madurai South Taluka is 997 while that of Rural areas is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Madurai South Taluka is 141119 which is 10% of the total population. There are 72315 male children and 68804 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Madurai South Taluka is 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 995 ) of Madurai South Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Madurai South Taluka is 89.14%. The male literacy rate is 83.83% and the female literacy rate is 76.36% in Madurai South Taluka.

Population
1,391,980
Literacy
89.14%
Sex Ratio
995

To facilitate the administration, Madurai South Taluka is further divided into 16 towns and 50 villages.

Madurai South Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Madurai South Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 141,119 72,315 68,804
Literacy 89.14% 83.83% 76.36%
Scheduled Caste 105,641 52,745 52,896
Scheduled Tribe 5,307 2,638 2,669
Illiterate 276,952 112,842 164,110

Caste-wise Population - Madurai South Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Madurai South Taluka of Tamil Nadu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 105,641 52,745 52,896
Schedule Tribe 5,307 2,638 2,669

Religion-wise Population - Madurai South Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,220,131 (87.65%) 612,769 607,362
Muslim 102,206 (7.34%) 51,200 51,006
Christian 64,252 (4.62%) 31,119 33,133
Sikh 256 (0.02%) 150 106
Buddhist 88 (0.01%) 46 42
Jain 1,335 (0.1%) 680 655
Other Religion 229 (0.02%) 121 108
No Religion Specified 3,483 (0.25%) 1,595 1,888

Literacy Rate - Madurai South Taluka

Average literacy rate of Madurai South Taluka in 2011 were 89.14% in which, male and female literacy were 93.52% and 84.76% respectively. Total literate in Madurai South Taluka were 1,115,028 of which male and female were 584,838 and 530,190 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Madurai South Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Madurai South Taluka is 995 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 995 females in Madurai South Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 995 ) of Madurai South Taluka.


Child Population - Madurai South Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 141,119 children between age 0 to 6 years in Madurai South Taluka. Out of which 72,315 were male while 68,804 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Madurai South Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 338,766 families under Madurai South Taluka living in urban areas while 338,766 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 93% of total population of Madurai South Taluka lives in Urban areas while 7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 129,297 while that in rural regions is 11,822.

Total Urban Rural
Population 1,391,980 1,294,590 97,390
Children (0 - 6 years) 141,119 129,297 11,822
Schedule Caste 105,641 88,658 16,983
Schedule Tribe 5,307 3,883 1,424
Literacy 89.14% 90.21% 74.62%
Sex Ratio 995 997 973

Working Population - Madurai South Taluka

In Madurai South Taluka out of total population, 552,460 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 552,460 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,931 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,915 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 507,001 387,627 119,374
Cultivators 5,931 4,124 1,807
Agriculture Labourer 16,915 8,848 8,067
Household Industries 22,948 10,364 12,584
Other Workers 461,207 364,291 96,916
Marginal Workers 45,459 24,181 21,278
Non Working 839,520 285,872 553,648

Nearby Talukas from Madurai South Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Madurai South Taluka in Madurai district.


Madurai South Taluka Map


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