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

Highways is a Town Panchayat city situated in Uthamapalayam taluka of Theni district. The Highways city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,276 families residing in the Highways city. The total population of Highways is 4,882 out of which 2,485 are males and 2,397 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Highways is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Highways city is 342 which is 7% of the total population. There are 161 male children and 181 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Highways is 1,124 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (965).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Highways is 83.7%. Thus Highways has higher literacy rate compared to 77.3% of Theni district. The male literacy rate is 91.09% and the female literacy rate is 76.04% in Highways.

Highways Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,276 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.

Highways Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 342 161 181
Literacy 83.7% 85.2% 70.3%
Scheduled Caste 3,238 1,660 1,578
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,080 368 712

Caste-wise Population - Highways

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 66.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Highways.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,238 1,660 1,578
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Highways

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Highways is 3,947 which is 80.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Highways is 18 which is 0.37% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Highways as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,947 (80.85%) 2,032 1,915
Muslim 18 (0.37%) 9 9
Christian 910 (18.64%) 442 468
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Buddhist 2 (0.04%) 0 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4 (0.08%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Highways

The total literacy rate of Highways was 83.74% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 3,802 literates, males were 2,117 while females were 1,685. Also the male literacy rate was 91.09% and the female literacy rate was 76.04% in Highways.

  Highways Tamil Nadu
Female 76.04% 73.44%
Male 91.09% 86.77%
Total 83.74% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Highways

The Sex Ratio of Highways is 965. Thus per every 1000 men there were 965 females in Highways. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,124 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Highways.

Child Population - Highways

According to Census 2011, there were 342 children between age 0 to 6 years in Highways. Out of which 161 were male while 181 were female.

Working Population - Highways

In Highways Town Panchayat out of total population, 2,613 were engaged in work activities. 97.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,613 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 665 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,557 1,347 1,210
Cultivators 12 7 5
Agriculture Labourer 665 359 306
Household Industries 8 5 3
Other Workers 1,872 976 896
Marginal Workers 56 24 32
Non Working 2,269 1,114 1,155

Highways Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 257 77.8% 992
2 Ward No - 2 332 78% 930
3 Ward No - 3 253 71.5% 1,074
4 Ward No - 4 348 82.2% 1,000
5 Ward No - 5 308 80.2% 949
6 Ward No - 6 285 74% 1,080
7 Ward No - 7 277 80.1% 1,115
8 Ward No - 8 330 81.8% 919
9 Ward No - 9 423 68.8% 1,014
10 Ward No - 10 269 87.4% 1,038
11 Ward No - 11 303 84.8% 918
12 Ward No - 12 343 79.3% 1,030
13 Ward No - 13 408 83.1% 846
14 Ward No - 14 384 70.8% 811
15 Ward No - 15 362 71.8% 926

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