Thanjavur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur Taluka of Thanjavur district has total population of 511,865 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 253,198 are males while 258,667 are females. In 2011 there were total 127,334 families residing in Thanjavur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Thanjavur Taluka is 1,022.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 60.1% people lives in Urban areas while 39.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 91.3% while that in the rural areas is 80.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Thanjavur Taluka is 1,046% while that of Rural areas is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thanjavur Taluka is 48167 which is 9% of the total population. There are 24883 male children and 23284 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thanjavur Taluka is 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of Thanjavur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Thanjavur Taluka is 87.14%. The male literacy rate is 82.93% and the female literacy rate is 75.03% in Thanjavur Taluka.

Population
511,865
Families
127,334
Literacy
87.14%
Sex Ratio
1,022

To facilitate the administration, Thanjavur Taluka is further divided into 6 towns and 84 villages.

Thanjavur Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 48,167 24,883 23,284
Literacy 87.14% 82.93% 75.03%
Scheduled Caste 86,265 42,972 43,293
Scheduled Tribe 780 364 416
Illiterate 107,786 43,209 64,577

Caste-wise Population - Thanjavur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Thanjavur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 86,265 42,972 43,293
Schedule Tribe 780 364 416

Religion-wise Population - Thanjavur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 430,190 (84.04%) 213,510 216,680
Muslim 27,678 (5.41%) 13,521 14,157
Christian 53,132 (10.38%) 25,767 27,365
Sikh 52 (0.01%) 28 24
Buddhist 64 (0.01%) 26 38
Jain 206 (0.04%) 108 98
Other Religion 32 (0.01%) 13 19
No Religion Specified 511 (0.1%) 225 286

Literacy Rate - Thanjavur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Thanjavur Taluka in 2011 were 87.14% in which, male and female literacy were 91.97% and 82.46% respectively. Total literate in Thanjavur Taluka were 404,079 of which male and female were 209,989 and 194,090 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Thanjavur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Thanjavur Taluka is 1,022 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,022 females in Thanjavur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of Thanjavur Taluka.

Child Population - Thanjavur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 48,167 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thanjavur Taluka. Out of which 48,167 were male while 48,167 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Thanjavur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 78,048 families under Thanjavur Taluka living in urban areas while 78,048 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 60.1% of total population of Thanjavur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 39.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 27,998 while that in rural region is 20,169.

Total Urban Rural
Population 511,865 307,825 204,040
Children (0 - 6 years) 48,167 27,998 20,169
Schedule Caste 86,265 30,099 56,166
Schedule Tribe 780 625 155
Literacy 87.14% 91.29% 80.84%
Sex Ratio 1,022 1,046 986

Working Population - Thanjavur Taluka

In Thanjavur Taluka out of total population, 193,598 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 193,598 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37,028 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 169,010 126,252 42,758
Cultivators 13,247 10,928 2,319
Agriculture Labourer 37,028 21,606 15,422
Household Industries 4,763 2,799 1,964
Other Workers 113,972 90,919 23,053
Marginal Workers 24,588 14,397 10,191
Non Working 318,267 112,549 205,718

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