Madurai North Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Madurai district, Tamil Nadu

Madurai North Taluka of Madurai district has a total population of 494,430 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 248,631 are males while 245,799 are females. In 2011 there were a total 125,017 families residing in Madurai North Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Madurai North Taluka is 989.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 62.4% people live in Urban areas while 37.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90.3% while that in rural areas is 78.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Madurai North Taluka is 994 while that of Rural areas is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Madurai North Taluka is 52614 which is 11% of the total population. There are 27195 male children and 25419 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Madurai North Taluka is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Madurai North Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Madurai North Taluka is 85.98%. The male literacy rate is 81.28% and the female literacy rate is 72.33% in Madurai North Taluka.

Population
494,430
Literacy
85.98%
Sex Ratio
989

To facilitate the administration, Madurai North Taluka is further divided into 13 towns and 140 villages.

Madurai North Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Madurai North Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 52,614 27,195 25,419
Literacy 85.98% 81.28% 72.33%
Scheduled Caste 83,890 42,115 41,775
Scheduled Tribe 2,488 1,302 1,186
Illiterate 114,548 46,546 68,002

Caste-wise Population - Madurai North Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Madurai North Taluka of Tamil Nadu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 83,890 42,115 41,775
Schedule Tribe 2,488 1,302 1,186

Religion-wise Population - Madurai North Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 440,924 (89.18%) 221,912 219,012
Muslim 28,889 (5.84%) 14,732 14,157
Christian 22,714 (4.59%) 11,141 11,573
Sikh 78 (0.02%) 51 27
Buddhist 59 (0.01%) 27 32
Jain 159 (0.03%) 77 82
Other Religion 33 (0.01%) 19 14
No Religion Specified 1,574 (0.32%) 672 902

Literacy Rate - Madurai North Taluka

Average literacy rate of Madurai North Taluka in 2011 were 85.98% in which, male and female literacy were 91.26% and 80.68% respectively. Total literate in Madurai North Taluka were 379,882 of which male and female were 202,085 and 177,797 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Madurai North Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Madurai North Taluka is 989 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 989 females in Madurai North Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Madurai North Taluka.


Child Population - Madurai North Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 52,614 children between age 0 to 6 years in Madurai North Taluka. Out of which 27,195 were male while 25,419 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Madurai North Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 78,148 families under Madurai North Taluka living in urban areas while 78,148 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 62.4% of total population of Madurai North Taluka lives in Urban areas while 37.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 31,280 while that in rural regions is 21,334.

Total Urban Rural
Population 494,430 308,322 186,108
Children (0 - 6 years) 52,614 31,280 21,334
Schedule Caste 83,890 32,996 50,894
Schedule Tribe 2,488 2,098 390
Literacy 85.98% 90.28% 78.75%
Sex Ratio 989 994 979

Working Population - Madurai North Taluka

In Madurai North Taluka out of total population, 207,723 were engaged in work activities. 85.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 207,723 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,573 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26,052 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 177,599 129,698 47,901
Cultivators 6,573 4,955 1,618
Agriculture Labourer 26,052 14,499 11,553
Household Industries 6,471 3,094 3,377
Other Workers 138,503 107,150 31,353
Marginal Workers 30,124 14,717 15,407
Non Working 286,707 104,216 182,491

Nearby Talukas from Madurai North Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Madurai North Taluka in Madurai district.

Taluka Population
Melur Taluka population 291,398
Vadipatti Taluka population 234,533
Usilampatti Taluka population 195,756
Peraiyur Taluka population 200,510
Thirumangalam Taluka population 229,645
Madurai South Taluka population 1,391,980

Madurai North Taluka Map


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