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Chennagiri Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Chennagiri is a Census Town city situated in Salem taluka of Salem district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,453 families residing in the Chennagiri city. The total population of Chennagiri is 5,338 out of which 2,761 are males and 2,577 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chennagiri is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chennagiri city is 555 which is 10% of the total population. There are 278 male children and 277 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chennagiri is 996 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chennagiri is 65.1%. Thus Chennagiri has lower literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 75.15% and the female literacy rate is 54.26% in Chennagiri.

Chennagiri Census Town has total administration over 1,453 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chennagiri Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chennagiri Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 555 278 277
Literacy 65.1% 67.6% 48.4%
Scheduled Caste 287 140 147
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,224 895 1,329

Caste-wise Population - Chennagiri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chennagiri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 287 140 147
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Chennagiri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chennagiri is 5,265 which is 98.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chennagiri is 0 which is 0% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chennagiri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,265 (98.63%) 2,709 2,556
Muslim 0 (0%) 0 0
Christian 15 (0.28%) 7 8
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 57 (1.07%) 44 13

Literacy Rate - Chennagiri

The total literacy rate of Chennagiri was 65.11% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 3,114 literates, males were 1,866 while females were 1,248. Also the male literacy rate was 75.15% and the female literacy rate was 54.26% in Chennagiri.

  Chennagiri Tamil Nadu
Female 54.26% 73.44%
Male 75.15% 86.77%
Total 65.11% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Chennagiri

The Sex Ratio of Chennagiri is 933. Thus per every 1000 men there were 933 females in Chennagiri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 996 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Chennagiri.

Child Population - Chennagiri

According to Census 2011, there were 555 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chennagiri. Out of which 278 were male while 277 were female.

Working Population - Chennagiri

In Chennagiri Census Town out of total population, 2,814 were engaged in work activities. 95.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,814 workers engaged in Main Work, 250 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 433 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,691 1,745 946
Cultivators 250 187 63
Agriculture Labourer 433 110 323
Household Industries 527 339 188
Other Workers 1,481 1,109 372
Marginal Workers 123 11 112
Non Working 2,524 1,005 1,519

Chennagiri Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chennagiri is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,338 58.3% 933

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