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

Tambaram is a Municipality city situated in Tambaram taluka of Kancheepuram district. The Tambaram city is divided into 39 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 44,432 families residing in the Tambaram city. The total population of Tambaram is 174,787 out of which 89,060 are males and 85,727 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tambaram is 963.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tambaram city is 17535 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8869 male children and 8666 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tambaram is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (963).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tambaram is 92.2%. Thus Tambaram has a higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Kancheepuram district. The male literacy rate is 95.31% and the female literacy rate is 89.03% in Tambaram.

Population
174,787
Literacy
92.2%
Sex Ratio
963

Tambaram Municipality has total administration over 44,432 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.

Tambaram Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 17,535 8,869 8,666
Literacy 92.2% 85.8% 80%
Scheduled Caste 26,496 13,259 13,237
Scheduled Tribe 1,611 838 773
Illiterate 29,750 12,632 17,118

Caste-wise Population - Tambaram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Tambaram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,496 13,259 13,237
Schedule Tribe 1,611 838 773

Religion-wise Population - Tambaram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tambaram is 140,542 which is 80.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tambaram is 11,426 which is 6.54% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Tambaram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 140,542 (80.41%) 71,908 68,634
Muslim 11,426 (6.54%) 5,950 5,476
Christian 21,408 (12.25%) 10,505 10,903
Sikh 154 (0.09%) 91 63
Buddhist 109 (0.06%) 68 41
Jain 693 (0.4%) 350 343
Other Religion 36 (0.02%) 22 14
No Religion Specified 419 (0.24%) 166 253

Literacy Rate - Tambaram

The total literacy rate of Tambaram was 92.23% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 145,037 literates, males were 76,428 while females were 68,609. Also the male literacy rate was 95.31% and the female literacy rate was 89.03% in Tambaram.

  Tambaram Tamil Nadu
Female 89.03% 73.44%
Male 95.31% 86.77%
Total 92.23% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tambaram

The Sex Ratio of Tambaram is 963. Thus per every 1000 men there were 963 females in Tambaram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Tambaram.


Child Population - Tambaram

According to Census 2011, there were 17,535 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Tambaram. Out of which 8,869 were male while 8,666 were female.


Working Population - Tambaram

In Tambaram Municipality out of total population, 69,728 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 69,728 workers engaged in Main Work, 305 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 385 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 63,364 49,200 14,164
Cultivators 305 211 94
Agriculture Labourer 385 279 106
Household Industries 663 412 251
Other Workers 62,011 48,298 13,713
Marginal Workers 6,364 3,932 2,432
Non Working 105,059 35,928 69,131

Tambaram Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tambaram is further divided into 39 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,067 75.8% 982
2 Ward No - 2 4,480 80.6% 940
3 Ward No - 3 2,566 83.4% 1,000
4 Ward No - 4 3,863 80.6% 1,024
5 Ward No - 5 3,665 79.7% 1,032
6 Ward No - 6 2,742 80.7% 984
7 Ward No - 7 3,254 79.2% 958
8 Ward No - 8 3,268 82.2% 993
9 Ward No - 9 3,516 79% 988
10 Ward No - 10 1,737 88.1% 1,078
11 Ward No - 11 3,161 83.3% 1,006
12 Ward No - 12 2,402 90.1% 956
13 Ward No - 13 3,695 88.6% 987
14 Ward No - 14 2,432 89.7% 1,030
15 Ward No - 15 5,290 89.6% 956
16 Ward No - 16 4,993 86.3% 1,056
17 Ward No - 17 5,554 87.2% 1,033
18 Ward No - 18 9,501 80.6% 966
19 Ward No - 19 6,311 88.5% 957
20 Ward No - 20 6,496 87.3% 784
21 Ward No - 21 7,108 79.5% 1,053
22 Ward No - 22 4,266 80.9% 990
23 Ward No - 23 4,476 85.4% 1,060
24 Ward No - 24 2,534 85.6% 1,019
25 Ward No - 25 3,280 79.9% 897
26 Ward No - 26 4,116 78.6% 997
27 Ward No - 27 8,047 80.7% 976
28 Ward No - 28 4,843 82.3% 986
29 Ward No - 29 4,749 80.9% 971
30 Ward No - 30 3,709 82.4% 957
31 Ward No - 31 2,268 82.5% 1,007
32 Ward No - 32 11,058 84.7% 908
33 Ward No - 33 4,935 83.1% 914
34 Ward No - 34 3,323 86.4% 987
35 Ward No - 35 5,079 90.7% 636
36 Ward No - 36 1,345 88.2% 1,069
37 Ward No - 37 4,537 79.5% 1,019
38 Ward No - 38 6,865 78.9% 948
39 Ward No - 39 4,256 75.6% 987

Map of Tambaram, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu


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