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

Tiruchendur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tiruchendur taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Tiruchendur city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 8,271 families residing in the Tiruchendur city. The total population of Tiruchendur is 32,171 out of which 15,973 are males and 16,198 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tiruchendur is 1,014.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tiruchendur city is 3585 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1780 male children and 1805 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tiruchendur is 1,014 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tiruchendur is 91.4%. Thus Tiruchendur has a higher literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 93.69% and the female literacy rate is 89.11% in Tiruchendur.

Population
32,171
Literacy
91.4%
Sex Ratio
1,014

Tiruchendur Town Panchayat has total administration over 8,271 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.

Tiruchendur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,585 1,780 1,805
Literacy 91.4% 83.2% 79.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,607 1,786 1,821
Scheduled Tribe 153 77 76
Illiterate 6,049 2,676 3,373

Caste-wise Population - Tiruchendur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Tiruchendur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,607 1,786 1,821
Schedule Tribe 153 77 76

Religion-wise Population - Tiruchendur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tiruchendur is 25,609 which is 79.6% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tiruchendur is 136 which is 0.42% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Tiruchendur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 25,609 (79.6%) 12,720 12,889
Muslim 136 (0.42%) 65 71
Christian 6,385 (19.85%) 3,166 3,219
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 34 (0.11%) 19 15

Literacy Rate - Tiruchendur

The total literacy rate of Tiruchendur was 91.38% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 26,122 literates, males were 13,297 while females were 12,825. Also the male literacy rate was 93.69% and the female literacy rate was 89.11% in Tiruchendur.

  Tiruchendur Tamil Nadu
Female 89.11% 73.44%
Male 93.69% 86.77%
Total 91.38% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tiruchendur

The Sex Ratio of Tiruchendur is 1,014. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Tiruchendur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,014 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Tiruchendur.


Child Population - Tiruchendur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,585 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Tiruchendur. Out of which 1,780 were male while 1,805 were female.


Working Population - Tiruchendur

In Tiruchendur Town Panchayat out of total population, 11,666 were engaged in work activities. 95% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,666 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 413 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,078 8,846 2,232
Cultivators 119 96 23
Agriculture Labourer 413 280 133
Household Industries 427 183 244
Other Workers 10,119 8,287 1,832
Marginal Workers 588 354 234
Non Working 20,505 6,773 13,732

Tiruchendur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tiruchendur is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,180 74.8% 1,010
2 Ward No - 2 1,714 80.3% 1,033
3 Ward No - 3 1,724 82.5% 984
4 Ward No - 4 1,430 64.9% 972
5 Ward No - 5 1,417 83.7% 1,033
6 Ward No - 6 1,123 87.4% 960
7 Ward No - 7 1,778 81.1% 1,005
8 Ward No - 8 1,039 87.3% 990
9 Ward No - 9 1,048 85.2% 1,051
10 Ward No - 10 1,110 81.1% 1,033
11 Ward No - 11 1,311 83.1% 1,068
12 Ward No - 12 2,541 84.7% 976
13 Ward No - 13 1,917 80.6% 1,020
14 Ward No - 14 2,003 76.3% 983
15 Ward No - 15 2,520 81.9% 1,097
16 Ward No - 16 1,450 66.4% 973
17 Ward No - 17 1,083 86.9% 1,028
18 Ward No - 18 1,119 85.3% 1,009
19 Ward No - 19 1,493 84.9% 1,051
20 Ward No - 20 1,849 81.2% 1,059
21 Ward No - 21 1,322 90.2% 944

Map of Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu


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