Madurai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Madurai is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Madurai South taluka of Madurai district. The Madurai city is divided into 72 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 266,449 families residing in the Madurai city. The total population of Madurai is 1,017,865 out of which 509,302 are males and 508,563 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Madurai is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Madurai city is 100324 which is 10% of the total population. There are 51485 male children and 48839 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Madurai is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Madurai is 90.9%. Thus Madurai has higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 94.77% and the female literacy rate is 87.06% in Madurai.

Madurai Munciple Corporation has total administration over 266,449 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Madurai Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Madurai Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 100,324 51,485 48,839
Literacy 90.9% 85.2% 78.7%
Scheduled Caste 63,833 31,874 31,959
Scheduled Tribe 3,149 1,554 1,595
Illiterate 183,761 75,442 108,319

Caste-wise Population - Madurai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Madurai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 63,833 31,874 31,959
Schedule Tribe 3,149 1,554 1,595

Religion-wise Population - Madurai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Madurai is 873,601 which is 85.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Madurai is 86,886 which is 8.54% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Madurai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 873,601 (85.83%) 438,165 435,436
Muslim 86,886 (8.54%) 43,490 43,396
Christian 52,737 (5.18%) 25,482 27,255
Sikh 164 (0.02%) 83 81
Buddhist 74 (0.01%) 38 36
Jain 1,324 (0.13%) 673 651
Other Religion 77 (0.01%) 37 40
No Religion Specified 3,002 (0.29%) 1,334 1,668

Literacy Rate - Madurai

The total literacy rate of Madurai was 90.91% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 834,104 literates, males were 433,860 while females were 400,244. Also the male literacy rate was 94.77% and the female literacy rate was 87.06% in Madurai.

  Madurai Tamil Nadu
Female 87.06% 73.44%
Male 94.77% 86.77%
Total 90.91% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Madurai

The Sex Ratio of Madurai is 999. Thus per every 1000 men there were 999 females in Madurai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Madurai.

Child Population - Madurai

According to Census 2011, there were 100,324 children between age 0 to 6 years in Madurai. Out of which 51,485 were male while 48,839 were female.

Working Population - Madurai

In Madurai Munciple Corporation out of total population, 391,315 were engaged in work activities. 92.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 391,315 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,224 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,178 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 363,533 285,401 78,132
Cultivators 1,224 940 284
Agriculture Labourer 2,178 1,545 633
Household Industries 11,282 5,212 6,070
Other Workers 348,849 277,704 71,145
Marginal Workers 27,782 15,647 12,135
Non Working 626,550 208,254 418,296

Madurai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Madurai is further divided into 72 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 27,487 79.6% 1,072
2 Ward No - 2 31,115 79.3% 987
3 Ward No - 3 20,979 81.6% 1,022
4 Ward No - 4 11,802 79.8% 999
5 Ward No - 5 19,104 81.6% 996
6 Ward No - 6 13,592 87.2% 1,019
7 Ward No - 7 5,293 85.3% 976
8 Ward No - 8 13,344 83.7% 1,005
9 Ward No - 9 14,757 77.3% 1,145
10 Ward No - 10 7,198 79.5% 965
11 Ward No - 11 11,735 80.2% 1,017
12 Ward No - 12 17,510 85.5% 1,000
13 Ward No - 13 9,342 84.7% 1,037
14 Ward No - 14 14,552 84.4% 1,014
15 Ward No - 15 11,908 83.6% 1,010
16 Ward No - 16 11,745 76.9% 949
17 Ward No - 17 12,045 78.9% 993
18 Ward No - 18 16,173 77.9% 997
19 Ward No - 19 23,551 75.1% 970
20 Ward No - 20 11,044 80.7% 961
21 Ward No - 21 11,947 75.7% 995
22 Ward No - 22 13,897 83.5% 1,027
23 Ward No - 23 8,120 84.8% 1,032
24 Ward No - 24 9,327 82.7% 1,019
25 Ward No - 25 11,468 81.4% 1,009
26 Ward No - 26 11,224 84.1% 1,026
27 Ward No - 27 13,470 85.5% 866
28 Ward No - 28 11,494 89.3% 992
29 Ward No - 29 22,994 82% 1,012
30 Ward No - 30 11,788 83.3% 1,018
31 Ward No - 31 9,611 74.8% 997
32 Ward No - 32 5,159 85.1% 989
33 Ward No - 33 8,045 86% 1,024
34 Ward No - 34 15,188 83.5% 1,007
35 Ward No - 35 8,648 83.5% 1,014
36 Ward No - 36 6,758 87.2% 1,032
37 Ward No - 37 7,181 86.1% 997
38 Ward No - 38 12,795 86.4% 980
39 Ward No - 39 12,328 87.1% 1,008
40 Ward No - 40 10,021 82.7% 997
41 Ward No - 41 18,771 85.4% 1,014
42 Ward No - 42 11,651 76.6% 1,017
43 Ward No - 43 9,612 81.6% 943
44 Ward No - 44 10,734 85.8% 1,002
45 Ward No - 45 11,875 86.7% 1,007
46 Ward No - 46 8,150 90.7% 1,024
47 Ward No - 47 11,273 88.8% 966
48 Ward No - 48 11,586 80.9% 980
49 Ward No - 49 11,711 81.5% 975
50 Ward No - 50 11,306 81.5% 982
51 Ward No - 51 9,222 86.2% 1,002
52 Ward No - 52 22,852 81.5% 998
53 Ward No - 53 14,661 78.3% 996
54 Ward No - 54 9,998 88.3% 996
55 Ward No - 55 15,255 84.2% 1,013
56 Ward No - 56 15,360 72.2% 1,006
57 Ward No - 57 11,652 80.3% 1,031
58 Ward No - 58 11,403 75.3% 1,006
59 Ward No - 59 10,843 77.4% 1,025
60 Ward No - 60 25,527 76.1% 973
61 Ward No - 61 12,747 82.3% 973
62 Ward No - 62 13,680 84% 977
63 Ward No - 63 14,115 84.4% 996
64 Ward No - 64 13,786 83.8% 992
65 Ward No - 65 13,774 85.6% 986
66 Ward No - 66 15,243 81.6% 985
67 Ward No - 67 16,221 77.6% 999
68 Ward No - 68 29,683 83.4% 988
69 Ward No - 69 23,447 83.6% 993
70 Ward No - 70 12,777 84.6% 979
71 Ward No - 71 32,600 81.1% 975
72 Ward No - 72 30,611 82.2% 984

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