Devadanapatti Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Theni, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Devadanapatti is a Town Panchayat city situated in Periyakulam taluka of Theni district. The Devadanapatti city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,010 families residing in the Devadanapatti city. The total population of Devadanapatti is 19,285 out of which 9,805 are males and 9,480 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devadanapatti is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devadanapatti city is 2081 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1095 male children and 986 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devadanapatti is 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devadanapatti is 73%. Thus Devadanapatti has lower literacy rate compared to 77.3% of Theni district. The male literacy rate is 80.75% and the female literacy rate is 65.1% in Devadanapatti.

Devadanapatti Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,010 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.

Devadanapatti Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,081 1,095 986
Literacy 73% 71.7% 58.3%
Scheduled Caste 5,820 2,881 2,939
Scheduled Tribe 74 36 38
Illiterate 6,722 2,772 3,950

Caste-wise Population - Devadanapatti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Devadanapatti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,820 2,881 2,939
Schedule Tribe 74 36 38

Religion-wise Population - Devadanapatti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Devadanapatti is 16,584 which is 85.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Devadanapatti is 2,592 which is 13.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Devadanapatti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,584 (85.99%) 8,431 8,153
Muslim 2,592 (13.44%) 1,330 1,262
Christian 89 (0.46%) 35 54
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3 (0.02%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 16 (0.08%) 7 9

Literacy Rate - Devadanapatti

The total literacy rate of Devadanapatti was 73.02% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 12,563 literates, males were 7,033 while females were 5,530. Also the male literacy rate was 80.75% and the female literacy rate was 65.1% in Devadanapatti.

  Devadanapatti Tamil Nadu
Female 65.1% 73.44%
Male 80.75% 86.77%
Total 73.02% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Devadanapatti

The Sex Ratio of Devadanapatti is 967. Thus per every 1000 men there were 967 females in Devadanapatti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Devadanapatti.

Child Population - Devadanapatti

According to Census 2011, there were 2,081 children between age 0 to 6 years in Devadanapatti. Out of which 1,095 were male while 986 were female.

Working Population - Devadanapatti

In Devadanapatti Town Panchayat out of total population, 8,492 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,492 workers engaged in Main Work, 521 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,420 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,797 5,334 2,463
Cultivators 521 438 83
Agriculture Labourer 4,420 2,666 1,754
Household Industries 152 74 78
Other Workers 2,704 2,156 548
Marginal Workers 695 360 335
Non Working 10,793 4,111 6,682

Devadanapatti Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,139 74.5% 873
2 Ward No - 2 865 87.2% 939
3 Ward No - 3 837 82.6% 998
4 Ward No - 4 831 77.9% 988
5 Ward No - 5 2,038 67.8% 928
6 Ward No - 6 1,109 66.5% 922
7 Ward No - 7 663 79.6% 927
8 Ward No - 8 1,087 76.2% 917
9 Ward No - 9 1,816 53.6% 924
10 Ward No - 10 1,066 58.5% 1,050
11 Ward No - 11 740 54.6% 1,027
12 Ward No - 12 566 66.3% 958
13 Ward No - 13 584 61.3% 947
14 Ward No - 14 1,242 50.6% 1,105
15 Ward No - 15 1,470 53.4% 1,005
16 Ward No - 16 1,047 50.9% 1,065
17 Ward No - 17 1,077 65.7% 944
18 Ward No - 18 1,108 68.4% 954

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