Ettayapuram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ettayapuram is a Town Panchayat city situated in Ettayapuram taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Ettayapuram city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,646 families residing in the Ettayapuram city. The total population of Ettayapuram is 12,772 out of which 6,303 are males and 6,469 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ettayapuram is 1,026.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ettayapuram city is 1085 which is 8% of the total population. There are 560 male children and 525 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ettayapuram is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,026).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ettayapuram is 82.5%. Thus Ettayapuram has lower literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 90.91% and the female literacy rate is 74.41% in Ettayapuram.

Ettayapuram Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,646 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.

Ettayapuram Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,085 560 525
Literacy 82.5% 82.8% 68.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,535 773 762
Scheduled Tribe 40 17 23
Illiterate 3,128 1,082 2,046

Caste-wise Population - Ettayapuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Ettayapuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,535 773 762
Schedule Tribe 40 17 23

Religion-wise Population - Ettayapuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ettayapuram is 12,130 which is 94.97% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ettayapuram is 413 which is 3.23% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ettayapuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,130 (94.97%) 5,992 6,138
Muslim 413 (3.23%) 202 211
Christian 224 (1.75%) 107 117
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.03%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Ettayapuram

The total literacy rate of Ettayapuram was 82.52% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,644 literates, males were 5,221 while females were 4,423. Also the male literacy rate was 90.91% and the female literacy rate was 74.41% in Ettayapuram.

  Ettayapuram Tamil Nadu
Female 74.41% 73.44%
Male 90.91% 86.77%
Total 82.52% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ettayapuram

The Sex Ratio of Ettayapuram is 1,026. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Ettayapuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Ettayapuram.

Child Population - Ettayapuram

According to Census 2011, there were 1,085 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ettayapuram. Out of which 560 were male while 525 were female.

Working Population - Ettayapuram

In Ettayapuram Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,525 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,525 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 243 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,987 3,381 1,606
Cultivators 30 28 2
Agriculture Labourer 243 132 111
Household Industries 548 132 416
Other Workers 4,166 3,089 1,077
Marginal Workers 538 268 270
Non Working 7,247 2,654 4,593

Ettayapuram Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,040 75.8% 933
2 Ward No - 2 611 61.2% 1,071
3 Ward No - 3 986 68.8% 930
4 Ward No - 4 788 86.7% 995
5 Ward No - 5 742 71.8% 1,000
6 Ward No - 6 775 69.7% 1,313
7 Ward No - 7 929 70.1% 1,176
8 Ward No - 8 801 73.2% 968
9 Ward No - 9 578 74.4% 1,079
10 Ward No - 10 507 66.5% 1,028
11 Ward No - 11 1,064 80.5% 985
12 Ward No - 12 778 87.4% 1,016
13 Ward No - 13 974 80.8% 1,025
14 Ward No - 14 1,131 85.2% 1,009
15 Ward No - 15 1,068 70.9% 1,015

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