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

Samanatham is a Census Town city situated in Madurai South taluka of Madurai district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,200 families residing in the Samanatham city. The total population of Samanatham is 4,477 out of which 2,258 are males and 2,219 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samanatham is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Samanatham city is 567 which is 13% of the total population. There are 283 male children and 284 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samanatham is 1,004 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (983).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samanatham is 79.8%. Thus Samanatham has lower literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 86.58% and the female literacy rate is 72.97% in Samanatham.

Samanatham Census Town has total administration over 1,200 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.

Samanatham Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 567 283 284
Literacy 79.8% 75.7% 63.6%
Scheduled Caste 517 265 252
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,355 548 807

Caste-wise Population - Samanatham

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Samanatham.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 517 265 252
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Samanatham

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Samanatham is 3,902 which is 87.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Samanatham is 533 which is 11.91% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Samanatham as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,902 (87.16%) 1,966 1,936
Muslim 533 (11.91%) 269 264
Christian 42 (0.94%) 23 19
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Samanatham

The total literacy rate of Samanatham was 79.85% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 3,122 literates, males were 1,710 while females were 1,412. Also the male literacy rate was 86.58% and the female literacy rate was 72.97% in Samanatham.

  Samanatham Tamil Nadu
Female 72.97% 73.44%
Male 86.58% 86.77%
Total 79.85% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Samanatham

The Sex Ratio of Samanatham is 983. Thus per every 1000 men there were 983 females in Samanatham. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,004 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Samanatham.

Child Population - Samanatham

According to Census 2011, there were 567 children between age 0 to 6 years in Samanatham. Out of which 283 were male while 284 were female.

Working Population - Samanatham

In Samanatham Census Town out of total population, 2,136 were engaged in work activities. 93.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,136 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 244 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,998 1,391 607
Cultivators 6 6 0
Agriculture Labourer 244 137 107
Household Industries 92 30 62
Other Workers 1,656 1,218 438
Marginal Workers 138 32 106
Non Working 2,341 835 1,506

Samanatham Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,477 69.7% 983

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