Thirunagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thirunagar is a Town Panchayat city situated in Madurai South taluka of Madurai district. The Thirunagar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,418 families residing in the Thirunagar city. The total population of Thirunagar is 16,598 out of which 8,252 are males and 8,346 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thirunagar is 1,011.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Thirunagar city is 1398 which is 8% of the total population. There are 723 male children and 675 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thirunagar is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thirunagar is 95.5%. Thus Thirunagar has a higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 97.73% and the female literacy rate is 93.25% in Thirunagar.

Population
16,598
Literacy
95.5%
Sex Ratio
1,011

Thirunagar Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,418 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.

Thirunagar Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,398 723 675
Literacy 95.5% 89.2% 85.7%
Scheduled Caste 426 214 212
Scheduled Tribe 13 9 4
Illiterate 2,087 894 1,193

Caste-wise Population - Thirunagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Thirunagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 426 214 212
Schedule Tribe 13 9 4

Religion-wise Population - Thirunagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thirunagar is 15,280 which is 92.06% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thirunagar is 515 which is 3.1% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Thirunagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,280 (92.06%) 7,620 7,660
Muslim 515 (3.1%) 249 266
Christian 751 (4.52%) 361 390
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 44 (0.27%) 17 27

Literacy Rate - Thirunagar

The total literacy rate of Thirunagar was 95.47% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 14,511 literates, males were 7,358 while females were 7,153. Also the male literacy rate was 97.73% and the female literacy rate was 93.25% in Thirunagar.

  Thirunagar Tamil Nadu
Female 93.25% 73.44%
Male 97.73% 86.77%
Total 95.47% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thirunagar

The Sex Ratio of Thirunagar is 1,011. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Thirunagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Thirunagar.


Child Population - Thirunagar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,398 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Thirunagar. Out of which 723 were male while 675 were female.


Working Population - Thirunagar

In Thirunagar Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,780 were engaged in work activities. 89.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,780 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,088 4,281 1,807
Cultivators 35 28 7
Agriculture Labourer 29 16 13
Household Industries 809 411 398
Other Workers 5,215 3,826 1,389
Marginal Workers 692 416 276
Non Working 9,818 3,555 6,263

Thirunagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thirunagar is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,650 83.9% 1,026
2 Ward No - 2 1,499 87.7% 1,004
3 Ward No - 3 1,119 89.5% 1,211
4 Ward No - 4 722 89.9% 1,111
5 Ward No - 5 513 89.5% 826
6 Ward No - 6 484 89.9% 1,095
7 Ward No - 7 730 88.9% 947
8 Ward No - 8 787 87.5% 1,028
9 Ward No - 9 699 90.7% 1,080
10 Ward No - 10 562 94.3% 544
11 Ward No - 11 1,416 85.8% 1,182
12 Ward No - 12 1,787 87.9% 994
13 Ward No - 13 651 86.8% 1,028
14 Ward No - 14 778 88.3% 935
15 Ward No - 15 2,201 85.9% 992

Map of Thirunagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu


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