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Narasingam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Narasingam is a Census Town city situated in Madurai North taluka of Madurai district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,538 families residing in the Narasingam city. The total population of Narasingam is 5,971 out of which 2,987 are males and 2,984 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Narasingam is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Narasingam city is 645 which is 11% of the total population. There are 330 male children and 315 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Narasingam is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Narasingam is 84.6%. Thus Narasingam has higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 89.61% and the female literacy rate is 79.62% in Narasingam.

Narasingam Census Town has total administration over 1,538 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.

Narasingam Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 645 330 315
Literacy 84.6% 79.7% 71.2%
Scheduled Caste 394 188 206
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,465 606 859

Caste-wise Population - Narasingam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Narasingam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 394 188 206
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Narasingam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Narasingam is 5,623 which is 94.17% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Narasingam is 220 which is 3.68% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Narasingam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,623 (94.17%) 2,799 2,824
Muslim 220 (3.68%) 118 102
Christian 124 (2.08%) 66 58
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 3 (0.05%) 3 0

Literacy Rate - Narasingam

The total literacy rate of Narasingam was 84.6% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,506 literates, males were 2,381 while females were 2,125. Also the male literacy rate was 89.61% and the female literacy rate was 79.62% in Narasingam.

  Narasingam Tamil Nadu
Female 79.62% 73.44%
Male 89.61% 86.77%
Total 84.6% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Narasingam

The Sex Ratio of Narasingam is 999. Thus per every 1000 men there were 999 females in Narasingam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Narasingam.

Child Population - Narasingam

According to Census 2011, there were 645 children between age 0 to 6 years in Narasingam. Out of which 330 were male while 315 were female.

Working Population - Narasingam

In Narasingam Census Town out of total population, 2,649 were engaged in work activities. 89.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,649 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 208 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,360 1,675 685
Cultivators 20 14 6
Agriculture Labourer 208 119 89
Household Industries 89 28 61
Other Workers 2,043 1,514 529
Marginal Workers 289 148 141
Non Working 3,322 1,164 2,158

Narasingam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,971 75.5% 999

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