Bhuvanagiri Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Bhuvanagiri is a Town Panchayat city situated in Chidambaram taluka of Cuddalore district. The Bhuvanagiri city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,400 families residing in the Bhuvanagiri city. The total population of Bhuvanagiri is 21,956 out of which 11,034 are males and 10,922 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhuvanagiri is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhuvanagiri city is 2298 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1219 male children and 1079 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhuvanagiri is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (990).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhuvanagiri is 83.7%. Thus Bhuvanagiri has higher literacy rate compared to 78% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 90.47% and the female literacy rate is 76.93% in Bhuvanagiri.

Bhuvanagiri Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,400 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bhuvanagiri Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,298 1,219 1,079
Literacy 83.7% 80.5% 69.3%
Scheduled Caste 5,034 2,518 2,516
Scheduled Tribe 103 51 52
Illiterate 5,504 2,154 3,350

Caste-wise Population - Bhuvanagiri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Bhuvanagiri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,034 2,518 2,516
Schedule Tribe 103 51 52

Religion-wise Population - Bhuvanagiri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bhuvanagiri is 20,255 which is 92.25% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bhuvanagiri is 1,557 which is 7.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bhuvanagiri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,255 (92.25%) 10,180 10,075
Muslim 1,557 (7.09%) 781 776
Christian 120 (0.55%) 61 59
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 18 (0.08%) 9 9

Literacy Rate - Bhuvanagiri

The total literacy rate of Bhuvanagiri was 83.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 16,452 literates, males were 8,880 while females were 7,572. Also the male literacy rate was 90.47% and the female literacy rate was 76.93% in Bhuvanagiri.

  Bhuvanagiri Tamil Nadu
Female 76.93% 73.44%
Male 90.47% 86.77%
Total 83.69% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Bhuvanagiri

The Sex Ratio of Bhuvanagiri is 990. Thus per every 1000 men there were 990 females in Bhuvanagiri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 990 ) of Bhuvanagiri.

Child Population - Bhuvanagiri

According to Census 2011, there were 2,298 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhuvanagiri. Out of which 1,219 were male while 1,079 were female.

Working Population - Bhuvanagiri

In Bhuvanagiri Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,853 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,853 workers engaged in Main Work, 346 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,651 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,795 5,433 1,362
Cultivators 346 332 14
Agriculture Labourer 1,651 1,116 535
Household Industries 403 237 166
Other Workers 4,395 3,748 647
Marginal Workers 1,058 619 439
Non Working 14,103 4,982 9,121

Bhuvanagiri Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bhuvanagiri is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,079 83% 991
2 Ward No - 2 1,152 78.1% 1,125
3 Ward No - 3 1,517 66.8% 1,098
4 Ward No - 4 1,051 78.3% 976
5 Ward No - 5 1,166 75% 983
6 Ward No - 6 846 81.2% 1,010
7 Ward No - 7 1,856 74.8% 996
8 Ward No - 8 1,717 81.9% 942
9 Ward No - 9 1,134 85.6% 986
10 Ward No - 10 1,223 71.6% 998
11 Ward No - 11 1,300 71.5% 958
12 Ward No - 12 854 70.8% 1,078
13 Ward No - 13 1,198 77.3% 951
14 Ward No - 14 1,369 79.4% 915
15 Ward No - 15 1,153 81.4% 951
16 Ward No - 16 1,350 66.3% 965
17 Ward No - 17 899 61.2% 998
18 Ward No - 18 1,092 62.7% 961

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