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

Thappakuttai is a Census Town city situated in Sankari taluka of Salem district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,872 families residing in the Thappakuttai city. The total population of Thappakuttai is 6,986 out of which 3,778 are males and 3,208 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thappakuttai is 849.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thappakuttai city is 689 which is 10% of the total population. There are 386 male children and 303 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thappakuttai is 785 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (849).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thappakuttai is 65%. Thus Thappakuttai has lower literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 74.76% and the female literacy rate is 53.56% in Thappakuttai.

Thappakuttai Census Town has total administration over 1,872 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.

Thappakuttai Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 689 386 303
Literacy 65% 67.1% 48.5%
Scheduled Caste 507 271 236
Scheduled Tribe 228 121 107
Illiterate 2,894 1,242 1,652

Caste-wise Population - Thappakuttai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Thappakuttai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 507 271 236
Schedule Tribe 228 121 107

Religion-wise Population - Thappakuttai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thappakuttai is 6,949 which is 99.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thappakuttai is 4 which is 0.06% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thappakuttai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,949 (99.47%) 3,754 3,195
Muslim 4 (0.06%) 3 1
Christian 21 (0.3%) 14 7
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.17%) 7 5

Literacy Rate - Thappakuttai

The total literacy rate of Thappakuttai was 64.98% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,092 literates, males were 2,536 while females were 1,556. Also the male literacy rate was 74.76% and the female literacy rate was 53.56% in Thappakuttai.

  Thappakuttai Tamil Nadu
Female 53.56% 73.44%
Male 74.76% 86.77%
Total 64.98% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thappakuttai

The Sex Ratio of Thappakuttai is 849. Thus per every 1000 men there were 849 females in Thappakuttai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 785 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 849 ) of Thappakuttai.

Child Population - Thappakuttai

According to Census 2011, there were 689 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thappakuttai. Out of which 386 were male while 303 were female.

Working Population - Thappakuttai

In Thappakuttai Census Town out of total population, 3,549 were engaged in work activities. 81.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,549 workers engaged in Main Work, 376 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 327 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,891 2,128 763
Cultivators 376 265 111
Agriculture Labourer 327 118 209
Household Industries 1,145 929 216
Other Workers 1,043 816 227
Marginal Workers 658 276 382
Non Working 3,437 1,374 2,063

Thappakuttai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,986 58.6% 849

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