Marakkanam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Marakkanam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tindivanam taluka of Viluppuram district. The Marakkanam city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 5,286 families residing in the Marakkanam city. The total population of Marakkanam is 22,034 out of which 10,998 are males and 11,036 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marakkanam is 1,003.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Marakkanam city is 2665 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1380 male children and 1285 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marakkanam is 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marakkanam is 76.7%. Thus Marakkanam has a higher literacy rate compared to 71.9% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 84.05% and the female literacy rate is 69.48% in Marakkanam.

Population
22,034
Literacy
76.7%
Sex Ratio
1,003

Marakkanam Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,286 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Marakkanam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,665 1,380 1,285
Literacy 76.7% 73.5% 61.4%
Scheduled Caste 7,777 3,872 3,905
Scheduled Tribe 245 123 122
Illiterate 7,175 2,914 4,261

Caste-wise Population - Marakkanam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Marakkanam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,777 3,872 3,905
Schedule Tribe 245 123 122

Religion-wise Population - Marakkanam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Marakkanam is 20,295 which is 92.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Marakkanam is 753 which is 3.42% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Marakkanam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,295 (92.11%) 10,167 10,128
Muslim 753 (3.42%) 362 391
Christian 961 (4.36%) 458 503
Sikh 5 (0.02%) 4 1
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 16 (0.07%) 7 9

Literacy Rate - Marakkanam

The total literacy rate of Marakkanam was 76.72% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 14,859 literates, males were 8,084 while females were 6,775. Also the male literacy rate was 84.05% and the female literacy rate was 69.48% in Marakkanam.

  Marakkanam Tamil Nadu
Female 69.48% 73.44%
Male 84.05% 86.77%
Total 76.72% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Marakkanam

The Sex Ratio of Marakkanam is 1,003. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Marakkanam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Marakkanam.


Child Population - Marakkanam

According to Census 2011, there were 2,665 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Marakkanam. Out of which 1,380 were male while 1,285 were female.


Working Population - Marakkanam

In Marakkanam Town Panchayat out of total population, 8,817 were engaged in work activities. 76.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,817 workers engaged in Main Work, 311 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,346 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,744 5,016 1,728
Cultivators 311 270 41
Agriculture Labourer 1,346 756 590
Household Industries 118 59 59
Other Workers 4,969 3,931 1,038
Marginal Workers 2,073 1,228 845
Non Working 13,217 4,754 8,463

Marakkanam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Marakkanam is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,179 65.5% 946
2 Ward No - 2 1,060 61.1% 1,011
3 Ward No - 3 733 73.8% 1,071
4 Ward No - 4 1,064 73.9% 900
5 Ward No - 5 982 67.3% 1,012
6 Ward No - 6 1,266 62.8% 1,086
7 Ward No - 7 1,600 59.4% 1,003
8 Ward No - 8 863 72.8% 957
9 Ward No - 9 1,128 79.2% 1,014
10 Ward No - 10 1,450 77.1% 1,019
11 Ward No - 11 1,653 73.3% 1,038
12 Ward No - 12 1,652 66.9% 944
13 Ward No - 13 1,712 65.9% 995
14 Ward No - 14 1,057 69.3% 994
15 Ward No - 15 1,009 60.9% 1,018
16 Ward No - 16 619 59.6% 997
17 Ward No - 17 1,839 60.7% 992
18 Ward No - 18 1,168 67.6% 1,101

Map of Marakkanam, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu


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