Thenthiruperai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thenthiruperai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tiruchendur taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Thenthiruperai city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,276 families residing in the Thenthiruperai city. The total population of Thenthiruperai is 4,934 out of which 2,425 are males and 2,509 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thenthiruperai is 1,035.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Thenthiruperai city is 454 which is 9% of the total population. There are 225 male children and 229 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thenthiruperai is 1,018 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,035).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thenthiruperai is 89.5%. Thus Thenthiruperai has a higher literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 93.27% and the female literacy rate is 85.83% in Thenthiruperai.

Population
4,934
Literacy
89.5%
Sex Ratio
1,035

Thenthiruperai Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,276 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.

Thenthiruperai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 454 225 229
Literacy 89.5% 84.6% 78%
Scheduled Caste 1,269 636 633
Scheduled Tribe 33 13 20
Illiterate 925 373 552

Caste-wise Population - Thenthiruperai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Thenthiruperai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,269 636 633
Schedule Tribe 33 13 20

Religion-wise Population - Thenthiruperai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thenthiruperai is 4,637 which is 93.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thenthiruperai is 15 which is 0.3% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Thenthiruperai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,637 (93.98%) 2,285 2,352
Muslim 15 (0.3%) 5 10
Christian 277 (5.61%) 131 146
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 2 (0.04%) 2 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.04%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Thenthiruperai

The total literacy rate of Thenthiruperai was 89.49% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,009 literates, males were 2,052 while females were 1,957. Also the male literacy rate was 93.27% and the female literacy rate was 85.83% in Thenthiruperai.

  Thenthiruperai Tamil Nadu
Female 85.83% 73.44%
Male 93.27% 86.77%
Total 89.49% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thenthiruperai

The Sex Ratio of Thenthiruperai is 1,035. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,035 females in Thenthiruperai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,018 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,035 ) of Thenthiruperai.


Child Population - Thenthiruperai

According to Census 2011, there were 454 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Thenthiruperai. Out of which 225 were male while 229 were female.


Working Population - Thenthiruperai

In Thenthiruperai Town Panchayat out of total population, 1,879 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,879 workers engaged in Main Work, 206 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 729 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,727 1,280 447
Cultivators 206 182 24
Agriculture Labourer 729 478 251
Household Industries 25 8 17
Other Workers 767 612 155
Marginal Workers 152 94 58
Non Working 3,055 1,051 2,004

Thenthiruperai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thenthiruperai is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 470 77.7% 1,043
2 Ward No - 2 461 83.3% 962
3 Ward No - 3 758 81.3% 1,049
4 Ward No - 4 321 84.7% 1,032
5 Ward No - 5 520 66.5% 955
6 Ward No - 6 508 87.6% 984
7 Ward No - 7 410 78.8% 1,103
8 Ward No - 8 383 78.9% 1,048
9 Ward No - 9 322 89.1% 1,077
10 Ward No - 10 225 79.6% 1,027
11 Ward No - 11 197 85.3% 894
12 Ward No - 12 359 89.7% 1,272

Map of Thenthiruperai, Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu


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