Thenkarai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thenkarai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Coimbatore South taluka of Coimbatore district. The Thenkarai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,093 families residing in the Thenkarai city. The total population of Thenkarai is 7,349 out of which 3,657 are males and 3,692 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thenkarai is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thenkarai city is 567 which is 8% of the total population. There are 299 male children and 268 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thenkarai is 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,010).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thenkarai is 64.8%. Thus Thenkarai has lower literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 73.91% and the female literacy rate is 55.81% in Thenkarai.

Thenkarai Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,093 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Thenkarai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 567 299 268
Literacy 64.8% 67.9% 51.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,016 513 503
Scheduled Tribe 77 42 35
Illiterate 2,956 1,175 1,781

Caste-wise Population - Thenkarai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Thenkarai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,016 513 503
Schedule Tribe 77 42 35

Religion-wise Population - Thenkarai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thenkarai is 7,245 which is 98.58% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thenkarai is 8 which is 0.11% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thenkarai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,245 (98.58%) 3,600 3,645
Muslim 8 (0.11%) 7 1
Christian 88 (1.2%) 46 42
Sikh 3 (0.04%) 2 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.07%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Thenkarai

The total literacy rate of Thenkarai was 64.77% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,393 literates, males were 2,482 while females were 1,911. Also the male literacy rate was 73.91% and the female literacy rate was 55.81% in Thenkarai.

  Thenkarai Tamil Nadu
Female 55.81% 73.44%
Male 73.91% 86.77%
Total 64.77% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thenkarai

The Sex Ratio of Thenkarai is 1,010. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,010 females in Thenkarai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Thenkarai.

Child Population - Thenkarai

According to Census 2011, there were 567 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thenkarai. Out of which 299 were male while 268 were female.

Working Population - Thenkarai

In Thenkarai Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,083 were engaged in work activities. 95.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,083 workers engaged in Main Work, 729 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,787 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,912 2,390 1,522
Cultivators 729 432 297
Agriculture Labourer 1,787 943 844
Household Industries 101 35 66
Other Workers 1,295 980 315
Marginal Workers 171 72 99
Non Working 3,266 1,195 2,071

Thenkarai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thenkarai is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 639 69.3% 1,035
2 Ward No - 2 321 65.4% 1,071
3 Ward No - 3 510 62.9% 917
4 Ward No - 4 757 59.4% 1,040
5 Ward No - 5 369 67.8% 1,005
6 Ward No - 6 217 66.8% 1,067
7 Ward No - 7 857 28.2% 943
8 Ward No - 8 355 58.3% 1,006
9 Ward No - 9 470 62.6% 1,017
10 Ward No - 10 456 64.9% 1,000
11 Ward No - 11 522 63.6% 1,071
12 Ward No - 12 455 66.4% 928
13 Ward No - 13 531 58% 1,034
14 Ward No - 14 463 67.6% 1,067
15 Ward No - 15 427 65.6% 1,033

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