Dharasuram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Dharasuram is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kumbakonam taluka of Thanjavur district. The Dharasuram city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,931 families residing in the Dharasuram city. The total population of Dharasuram is 15,326 out of which 7,663 are males and 7,663 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dharasuram is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharasuram city is 1582 which is 10% of the total population. There are 788 male children and 794 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharasuram is 1,008 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,000).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dharasuram is 85.2%. Thus Dharasuram has higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 90.79% and the female literacy rate is 79.68% in Dharasuram.

Dharasuram Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,931 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.

Dharasuram Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,582 788 794
Literacy 85.2% 81.5% 71.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,373 673 700
Scheduled Tribe 12 5 7
Illiterate 3,611 1,421 2,190

Caste-wise Population - Dharasuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Dharasuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,373 673 700
Schedule Tribe 12 5 7

Religion-wise Population - Dharasuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dharasuram is 14,254 which is 93.01% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dharasuram is 767 which is 5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dharasuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,254 (93.01%) 7,172 7,082
Muslim 767 (5%) 353 414
Christian 281 (1.83%) 126 155
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 19 (0.12%) 10 9

Literacy Rate - Dharasuram

The total literacy rate of Dharasuram was 85.24% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,715 literates, males were 6,242 while females were 5,473. Also the male literacy rate was 90.79% and the female literacy rate was 79.68% in Dharasuram.

  Dharasuram Tamil Nadu
Female 79.68% 73.44%
Male 90.79% 86.77%
Total 85.24% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Dharasuram

The Sex Ratio of Dharasuram is 1,000. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Dharasuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,008 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Dharasuram.

Child Population - Dharasuram

According to Census 2011, there were 1,582 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharasuram. Out of which 788 were male while 794 were female.

Working Population - Dharasuram

In Dharasuram Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,997 were engaged in work activities. 98.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,997 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 399 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,931 4,657 1,274
Cultivators 50 47 3
Agriculture Labourer 399 262 137
Household Industries 1,123 666 457
Other Workers 4,359 3,682 677
Marginal Workers 66 34 32
Non Working 9,329 2,972 6,357

Dharasuram Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dharasuram is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,281 82.2% 986
2 Ward No - 2 1,825 76.4% 988
3 Ward No - 3 1,040 65.5% 1,043
4 Ward No - 4 1,227 75.8% 960
5 Ward No - 5 876 79% 934
6 Ward No - 6 849 79.4% 1,046
7 Ward No - 7 810 69.8% 1,005
8 Ward No - 8 1,097 79.3% 1,062
9 Ward No - 9 932 72.9% 1,104
10 Ward No - 10 1,298 78% 932
11 Ward No - 11 733 79.5% 986
12 Ward No - 12 867 75% 1,079
13 Ward No - 13 777 76.3% 923
14 Ward No - 14 527 80.3% 1,019
15 Ward No - 15 1,187 77% 995

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