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

Sithurajapuram is a Census Town city situated in Sivakasi taluka of Virudhunagar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,728 families residing in the Sithurajapuram city. The total population of Sithurajapuram is 16,860 out of which 8,337 are males and 8,523 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sithurajapuram is 1,022.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sithurajapuram city is 1748 which is 10% of the total population. There are 875 male children and 873 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sithurajapuram is 998 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,022).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sithurajapuram is 83.2%. Thus Sithurajapuram has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 89.32% and the female literacy rate is 77.15% in Sithurajapuram.

Population
16,860
Literacy
83.2%
Sex Ratio
1,022

Sithurajapuram Census Town has total administration over 4,728 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sithurajapuram Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,748 875 873
Literacy 83.2% 79.9% 69.2%
Scheduled Caste 858 418 440
Scheduled Tribe 36 21 15
Illiterate 4,293 1,672 2,621

Caste-wise Population - Sithurajapuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sithurajapuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 858 418 440
Schedule Tribe 36 21 15

Religion-wise Population - Sithurajapuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sithurajapuram is 16,192 which is 96.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sithurajapuram is 59 which is 0.35% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sithurajapuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,192 (96.04%) 8,022 8,170
Muslim 59 (0.35%) 34 25
Christian 591 (3.51%) 272 319
Sikh 10 (0.06%) 4 6
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 5 (0.03%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Sithurajapuram

The total literacy rate of Sithurajapuram was 83.16% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 12,567 literates, males were 6,665 while females were 5,902. Also the male literacy rate was 89.32% and the female literacy rate was 77.15% in Sithurajapuram.

  Sithurajapuram Tamil Nadu
Female 77.15% 73.44%
Male 89.32% 86.77%
Total 83.16% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sithurajapuram

The Sex Ratio of Sithurajapuram is 1,022. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,022 females in Sithurajapuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 998 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of Sithurajapuram.


Child Population - Sithurajapuram

According to Census 2011, there were 1,748 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sithurajapuram. Out of which 875 were male while 873 were female.


Working Population - Sithurajapuram

In Sithurajapuram Census Town out of total population, 8,086 were engaged in work activities. 89% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,086 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,199 4,677 2,522
Cultivators 41 22 19
Agriculture Labourer 33 24 9
Household Industries 131 42 89
Other Workers 6,994 4,589 2,405
Marginal Workers 887 451 436
Non Working 8,774 3,209 5,565

Sithurajapuram Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 16,860 74.5% 1,022

Map of Sithurajapuram, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu


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