Aranthangi Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu

Aranthangi Taluka of Pudukkottai district has total population of 195,782 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 95,245 are males while 100,537 are females. In 2011 there were total 49,468 families residing in Aranthangi Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Aranthangi Taluka is 1,056.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.8% people lives in Urban areas while 79.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90.6% while that in the rural areas is 78.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Aranthangi Taluka is 1,030% while that of Rural areas is 1,062.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Aranthangi Taluka is 21571 which is 11% of the total population. There are 11048 male children and 10523 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Aranthangi Taluka is 952 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,056 ) of Aranthangi Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Aranthangi Taluka is 81.12%. The male literacy rate is 78.6% and the female literacy rate is 66.1% in Aranthangi Taluka.

Population
195,782
Families
49,468
Literacy
81.12%
Sex Ratio
1,056

To facilitate the administration, Aranthangi Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 101 villages.

Aranthangi Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Aranthangi Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,571 11,048 10,523
Literacy 81.12% 78.6% 66.1%
Scheduled Caste 20,170 9,923 10,247
Scheduled Tribe 458 239 219
Illiterate 54,462 20,382 34,080

Caste-wise Population - Aranthangi Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Aranthangi Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,170 9,923 10,247
Schedule Tribe 458 239 219

Religion-wise Population - Aranthangi Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 174,612 (89.19%) 85,327 89,285
Muslim 17,303 (8.84%) 8,084 9,219
Christian 3,780 (1.93%) 1,789 1,991
Sikh 8 (0%) 5 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 8 (0%) 3 5
No Religion Specified 67 (0.03%) 34 33

Literacy Rate - Aranthangi Taluka

Average literacy rate of Aranthangi Taluka in 2011 were 81.12% in which, male and female literacy were 88.91% and 73.83% respectively. Total literate in Aranthangi Taluka were 141,320 of which male and female were 74,863 and 66,457 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Aranthangi Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Aranthangi Taluka is 1,056 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,056 females in Aranthangi Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,056 ) of Aranthangi Taluka.

Child Population - Aranthangi Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 21,571 children between age 0 to 6 years in Aranthangi Taluka. Out of which 21,571 were male while 21,571 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Aranthangi Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 10,130 families under Aranthangi Taluka living in urban areas while 10,130 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.8% of total population of Aranthangi Taluka lives in Urban areas while 79.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,340 while that in rural region is 17,231.

Total Urban Rural
Population 195,782 40,814 154,968
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,571 4,340 17,231
Schedule Caste 20,170 2,345 17,825
Schedule Tribe 458 309 149
Literacy 81.12% 90.59% 78.61%
Sex Ratio 1,056 1,030 1,062

Working Population - Aranthangi Taluka

In Aranthangi Taluka out of total population, 87,833 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 87,833 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,964 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,627 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 73,929 49,429 24,500
Cultivators 22,964 15,679 7,285
Agriculture Labourer 28,627 15,537 13,090
Household Industries 1,077 757 320
Other Workers 21,261 17,456 3,805
Marginal Workers 13,904 6,034 7,870
Non Working 107,949 39,782 68,167

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