Ilayangudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ilayangudi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Ilayangudi taluka of Sivaganga district. The Ilayangudi city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,947 families residing in the Ilayangudi city. The total population of Ilayangudi is 24,767 out of which 12,448 are males and 12,319 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ilayangudi is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ilayangudi city is 2657 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1368 male children and 1289 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ilayangudi is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (990).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ilayangudi is 88.9%. Thus Ilayangudi has higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Sivaganga district. The male literacy rate is 93.03% and the female literacy rate is 84.83% in Ilayangudi.

Ilayangudi Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,947 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.

Ilayangudi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,657 1,368 1,289
Literacy 88.9% 82.8% 76%
Scheduled Caste 3,272 1,647 1,625
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 5,102 2,140 2,962

Caste-wise Population - Ilayangudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ilayangudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,272 1,647 1,625
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ilayangudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ilayangudi is 6,616 which is 26.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ilayangudi is 17,328 which is 69.96% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ilayangudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,616 (26.71%) 3,382 3,234
Muslim 17,328 (69.96%) 8,667 8,661
Christian 792 (3.2%) 384 408
Sikh 9 (0.04%) 4 5
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 22 (0.09%) 11 11

Literacy Rate - Ilayangudi

The total literacy rate of Ilayangudi was 88.94% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 19,665 literates, males were 10,308 while females were 9,357. Also the male literacy rate was 93.03% and the female literacy rate was 84.83% in Ilayangudi.

  Ilayangudi Tamil Nadu
Female 84.83% 73.44%
Male 93.03% 86.77%
Total 88.94% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ilayangudi

The Sex Ratio of Ilayangudi is 990. Thus per every 1000 men there were 990 females in Ilayangudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 990 ) of Ilayangudi.

Child Population - Ilayangudi

According to Census 2011, there were 2,657 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ilayangudi. Out of which 1,368 were male while 1,289 were female.

Working Population - Ilayangudi

In Ilayangudi Town Panchayat out of total population, 8,235 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,235 workers engaged in Main Work, 669 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 474 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,442 6,304 1,138
Cultivators 669 353 316
Agriculture Labourer 474 231 243
Household Industries 129 88 41
Other Workers 6,170 5,632 538
Marginal Workers 793 480 313
Non Working 16,532 5,664 10,868

Ilayangudi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 803 78% 1,108
2 Ward No - 2 1,665 83.1% 975
3 Ward No - 3 937 74.3% 1,169
4 Ward No - 4 1,361 61.6% 984
5 Ward No - 5 1,559 80% 937
6 Ward No - 6 1,520 85.5% 969
7 Ward No - 7 1,514 81% 1,013
8 Ward No - 8 1,486 81.6% 987
9 Ward No - 9 1,309 79.1% 998
10 Ward No - 10 1,667 82.2% 987
11 Ward No - 11 1,280 86.2% 1,003
12 Ward No - 12 1,870 79% 885
13 Ward No - 13 1,781 67.2% 1,031
14 Ward No - 14 1,020 79.8% 962
15 Ward No - 15 1,469 77.5% 1,049
16 Ward No - 16 1,111 87.3% 991
17 Ward No - 17 1,306 83.2% 994
18 Ward No - 18 1,109 84.9% 922

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