Thanjavur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thanjavur is a Municipality city situated in Thanjavur taluka of Thanjavur district. The Thanjavur city is divided into 51 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 56,836 families residing in the Thanjavur city. The total population of Thanjavur is 222,943 out of which 109,199 are males and 113,744 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thanjavur is 1,042.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Thanjavur city is 19860 which is 9% of the total population. There are 10237 male children and 9623 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thanjavur is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,042).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thanjavur is 91.3%. Thus Thanjavur has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 94.8% and the female literacy rate is 87.92% in Thanjavur.

Population
222,943
Literacy
91.3%
Sex Ratio
1,042

Thanjavur Municipality has total administration over 56,836 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.

Thanjavur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 19,860 10,237 9,623
Literacy 91.3% 85.9% 80.5%
Scheduled Caste 20,563 10,109 10,454
Scheduled Tribe 469 217 252
Illiterate 37,579 15,381 22,198

Caste-wise Population - Thanjavur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Thanjavur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,563 10,109 10,454
Schedule Tribe 469 217 252

Religion-wise Population - Thanjavur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thanjavur is 184,757 which is 82.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thanjavur is 18,600 which is 8.34% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Thanjavur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 184,757 (82.87%) 90,747 94,010
Muslim 18,600 (8.34%) 9,122 9,478
Christian 19,139 (8.58%) 9,128 10,011
Sikh 23 (0.01%) 6 17
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 6 11
Jain 142 (0.06%) 76 66
Other Religion 17 (0.01%) 6 11
No Religion Specified 248 (0.11%) 108 140

Literacy Rate - Thanjavur

The total literacy rate of Thanjavur was 91.27% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 185,364 literates, males were 93,818 while females were 91,546. Also the male literacy rate was 94.8% and the female literacy rate was 87.92% in Thanjavur.

  Thanjavur Tamil Nadu
Female 87.92% 73.44%
Male 94.8% 86.77%
Total 91.27% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thanjavur

The Sex Ratio of Thanjavur is 1,042. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,042 females in Thanjavur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,042 ) of Thanjavur.


Child Population - Thanjavur

According to Census 2011, there were 19,860 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Thanjavur. Out of which 10,237 were male while 9,623 were female.


Working Population - Thanjavur

In Thanjavur Municipality out of total population, 78,005 were engaged in work activities. 91.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78,005 workers engaged in Main Work, 803 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,331 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 71,091 55,894 15,197
Cultivators 803 715 88
Agriculture Labourer 2,331 1,626 705
Household Industries 2,746 1,622 1,124
Other Workers 65,211 51,931 13,280
Marginal Workers 6,914 4,638 2,276
Non Working 144,938 48,667 96,271

Thanjavur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thanjavur is further divided into 51 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,355 83.6% 994
2 Ward No - 2 5,292 80.9% 1,018
3 Ward No - 3 5,722 80.4% 1,058
4 Ward No - 4 4,760 80.8% 1,039
5 Ward No - 5 3,915 86.9% 1,023
6 Ward No - 6 6,036 76% 997
7 Ward No - 7 4,567 72.6% 1,036
8 Ward No - 8 1,958 81.5% 1,010
9 Ward No - 9 5,207 79.1% 997
10 Ward No - 10 4,367 77.9% 1,034
11 Ward No - 11 5,081 85.7% 994
12 Ward No - 12 3,583 79% 965
13 Ward No - 13 2,777 79.2% 995
14 Ward No - 14 3,832 79.2% 1,123
15 Ward No - 15 2,110 81% 981
16 Ward No - 16 3,800 87.4% 995
17 Ward No - 17 3,427 89.3% 1,017
18 Ward No - 18 3,444 88% 1,077
19 Ward No - 19 4,129 76.1% 1,038
20 Ward No - 20 6,130 79.7% 1,001
21 Ward No - 21 4,942 75.8% 1,035
22 Ward No - 22 3,960 83.2% 1,064
23 Ward No - 23 3,018 89.2% 1,000
24 Ward No - 24 2,783 88.9% 991
25 Ward No - 25 2,242 87.5% 1,025
26 Ward No - 26 3,361 79.9% 1,013
27 Ward No - 27 2,258 83.7% 1,023
28 Ward No - 28 2,667 80.1% 1,050
29 Ward No - 29 4,130 83.4% 1,074
30 Ward No - 30 5,431 80.2% 1,047
31 Ward No - 31 4,356 84.5% 1,120
32 Ward No - 32 6,217 82.6% 993
33 Ward No - 33 2,452 87.4% 1,028
34 Ward No - 34 3,654 83.6% 968
35 Ward No - 35 2,604 86.9% 1,126
36 Ward No - 36 6,163 84.3% 1,085
37 Ward No - 37 5,881 86.7% 1,012
38 Ward No - 38 5,105 84.7% 1,028
39 Ward No - 39 7,998 88.1% 1,077
40 Ward No - 40 6,618 85.8% 1,036
41 Ward No - 41 7,396 83.4% 1,236
42 Ward No - 42 4,690 89.5% 1,039
43 Ward No - 43 2,860 80.9% 1,303
44 Ward No - 44 8,341 83% 1,031
45 Ward No - 45 5,617 84% 1,066
46 Ward No - 46 5,963 82.4% 1,185
47 Ward No - 47 2,158 83.1% 1,019
48 Ward No - 48 2,318 81.8% 1,132
49 Ward No - 49 3,120 85.9% 1,025
50 Ward No - 50 2,792 86.9% 942
51 Ward No - 51 7,356 90.8% 951

Map of Thanjavur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu


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