Rajapalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Rajapalayam is a Municipality city situated in Rajapalayam taluka of Virudhunagar district. The Rajapalayam city is divided into 42 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 37,797 families residing in the Rajapalayam city. The total population of Rajapalayam is 130,442 out of which 64,765 are males and 65,677 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajapalayam is 1,014.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Rajapalayam city is 11604 which is 9% of the total population. There are 5927 male children and 5677 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajapalayam is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajapalayam is 85.5%. Thus Rajapalayam has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 91.29% and the female literacy rate is 79.78% in Rajapalayam.

Population
130,442
Literacy
85.5%
Sex Ratio
1,014

Rajapalayam Municipality has total administration over 37,797 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Rajapalayam Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rajapalayam Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 11,604 5,927 5,677
Literacy 85.5% 82.9% 72.9%
Scheduled Caste 17,623 8,666 8,957
Scheduled Tribe 114 60 54
Illiterate 28,861 11,054 17,807

Caste-wise Population - Rajapalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Rajapalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,623 8,666 8,957
Schedule Tribe 114 60 54

Religion-wise Population - Rajapalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rajapalayam is 123,307 which is 94.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rajapalayam is 4,534 which is 3.48% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Rajapalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 123,307 (94.53%) 61,246 62,061
Muslim 4,534 (3.48%) 2,250 2,284
Christian 2,280 (1.75%) 1,116 1,164
Sikh 30 (0.02%) 20 10
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 3 (0%) 1 2
Other Religion 6 (0%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 279 (0.21%) 127 152

Literacy Rate - Rajapalayam

The total literacy rate of Rajapalayam was 85.48% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 101,581 literates, males were 53,711 while females were 47,870. Also the male literacy rate was 91.29% and the female literacy rate was 79.78% in Rajapalayam.

  Rajapalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 79.78% 73.44%
Male 91.29% 86.77%
Total 85.48% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Rajapalayam

The Sex Ratio of Rajapalayam is 1,014. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Rajapalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Rajapalayam.


Child Population - Rajapalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 11,604 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Rajapalayam. Out of which 5,927 were male while 5,677 were female.


Working Population - Rajapalayam

In Rajapalayam Municipality out of total population, 53,913 were engaged in work activities. 94% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 53,913 workers engaged in Main Work, 380 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,676 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 50,654 37,692 12,962
Cultivators 380 327 53
Agriculture Labourer 3,676 2,051 1,625
Household Industries 1,375 529 846
Other Workers 45,223 34,785 10,438
Marginal Workers 3,259 1,776 1,483
Non Working 76,529 25,297 51,232

Rajapalayam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Rajapalayam is further divided into 42 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,719 79.9% 1,023
2 Ward No - 2 3,069 61.6% 1,030
3 Ward No - 3 3,481 69.4% 1,025
4 Ward No - 4 2,728 74.2% 1,037
5 Ward No - 5 2,371 80.3% 1,032
6 Ward No - 6 2,042 82.4% 1,061
7 Ward No - 7 2,283 82.8% 977
8 Ward No - 8 3,376 81% 1,069
9 Ward No - 9 2,912 78.5% 1,008
10 Ward No - 10 2,978 76.6% 963
11 Ward No - 11 3,473 82% 1,029
12 Ward No - 12 4,271 74.4% 996
13 Ward No - 13 2,147 81.2% 1,033
14 Ward No - 14 2,200 86.2% 1,026
15 Ward No - 15 2,535 78.1% 1,030
16 Ward No - 16 3,152 72% 1,068
17 Ward No - 17 3,139 80.5% 1,049
18 Ward No - 18 2,426 82.4% 1,052
19 Ward No - 19 3,482 82.1% 1,006
20 Ward No - 20 5,672 68.5% 987
21 Ward No - 21 5,807 77.6% 975
22 Ward No - 22 1,579 81.3% 942
23 Ward No - 23 2,369 84.8% 1,033
24 Ward No - 24 2,377 80.8% 1,056
25 Ward No - 25 2,128 82.3% 972
26 Ward No - 26 3,090 65.5% 1,008
27 Ward No - 27 4,159 71% 1,002
28 Ward No - 28 3,550 76.1% 1,014
29 Ward No - 29 2,342 76% 1,049
30 Ward No - 30 3,471 71% 1,018
31 Ward No - 31 2,451 79.8% 1,021
32 Ward No - 32 2,193 83.9% 1,073
33 Ward No - 33 2,756 84.9% 1,028
34 Ward No - 34 3,259 80.5% 1,032
35 Ward No - 35 3,099 63.6% 1,005
36 Ward No - 36 3,098 73.9% 972
37 Ward No - 37 3,130 83.7% 1,014
38 Ward No - 38 1,928 85.9% 1,004
39 Ward No - 39 5,186 80.5% 984
40 Ward No - 40 3,004 81.2% 995
41 Ward No - 41 3,963 89% 1,013
42 Ward No - 42 4,047 86.4% 1,001

Map of Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu


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