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Tirusulam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Tirusulam is a Census Town city situated in Alandur taluka of Kancheepuram district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,502 families residing in the Tirusulam city. The total population of Tirusulam is 14,086 out of which 7,078 are males and 7,008 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tirusulam is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tirusulam city is 1855 which is 13% of the total population. There are 918 male children and 937 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tirusulam is 1,021 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (990).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tirusulam is 81.3%. Thus Tirusulam has lower literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 86.85% and the female literacy rate is 75.74% in Tirusulam.

Tirusulam Census Town has total administration over 3,502 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.

Tirusulam Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,855 918 937
Literacy 81.3% 75.6% 65.6%
Scheduled Caste 7,380 3,717 3,663
Scheduled Tribe 99 53 46
Illiterate 4,138 1,728 2,410

Caste-wise Population - Tirusulam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Tirusulam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,380 3,717 3,663
Schedule Tribe 99 53 46

Religion-wise Population - Tirusulam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tirusulam is 12,843 which is 91.18% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tirusulam is 236 which is 1.68% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tirusulam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,843 (91.18%) 6,443 6,400
Muslim 236 (1.68%) 113 123
Christian 992 (7.04%) 515 477
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 13 (0.09%) 6 7

Literacy Rate - Tirusulam

The total literacy rate of Tirusulam was 81.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,948 literates, males were 5,350 while females were 4,598. Also the male literacy rate was 86.85% and the female literacy rate was 75.74% in Tirusulam.

  Tirusulam Tamil Nadu
Female 75.74% 73.44%
Male 86.85% 86.77%
Total 81.33% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tirusulam

The Sex Ratio of Tirusulam is 990. Thus per every 1000 men there were 990 females in Tirusulam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,021 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 990 ) of Tirusulam.

Child Population - Tirusulam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,855 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tirusulam. Out of which 918 were male while 937 were female.

Working Population - Tirusulam

In Tirusulam Census Town out of total population, 5,623 were engaged in work activities. 92.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,623 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,201 3,926 1,275
Cultivators 10 9 1
Agriculture Labourer 19 15 4
Household Industries 36 23 13
Other Workers 5,136 3,879 1,257
Marginal Workers 422 221 201
Non Working 8,463 2,931 5,532

Tirusulam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,086 70.6% 990

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