Minjur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Minjur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Ponneri taluka of Thiruvallur district. The Minjur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,048 families residing in the Minjur city. The total population of Minjur is 28,337 out of which 14,168 are males and 14,169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Minjur is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Minjur city is 2960 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1579 male children and 1381 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Minjur is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Minjur is 87.9%. Thus Minjur has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 93.84% and the female literacy rate is 82.01% in Minjur.

Minjur Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,048 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.

Minjur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,960 1,579 1,381
Literacy 87.9% 83.4% 74%
Scheduled Caste 9,374 4,627 4,747
Scheduled Tribe 58 24 34
Illiterate 6,036 2,355 3,681

Caste-wise Population - Minjur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Minjur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,374 4,627 4,747
Schedule Tribe 58 24 34

Religion-wise Population - Minjur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Minjur is 24,493 which is 86.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Minjur is 2,148 which is 7.58% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Minjur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,493 (86.43%) 12,278 12,215
Muslim 2,148 (7.58%) 1,079 1,069
Christian 1,296 (4.57%) 622 674
Sikh 6 (0.02%) 3 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 116 (0.41%) 55 61
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 3 0
No Religion Specified 274 (0.97%) 127 147

Literacy Rate - Minjur

The total literacy rate of Minjur was 87.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 22,301 literates, males were 11,813 while females were 10,488. Also the male literacy rate was 93.84% and the female literacy rate was 82.01% in Minjur.

  Minjur Tamil Nadu
Female 82.01% 73.44%
Male 93.84% 86.77%
Total 87.88% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Minjur

The Sex Ratio of Minjur is 1,000. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Minjur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Minjur.

Child Population - Minjur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,960 children between age 0 to 6 years in Minjur. Out of which 1,579 were male while 1,381 were female.

Working Population - Minjur

In Minjur Town Panchayat out of total population, 11,392 were engaged in work activities. 75.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,392 workers engaged in Main Work, 193 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 130 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,624 6,913 1,711
Cultivators 193 159 34
Agriculture Labourer 130 71 59
Household Industries 168 94 74
Other Workers 8,133 6,589 1,544
Marginal Workers 2,768 1,462 1,306
Non Working 16,945 5,793 11,152

Minjur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,904 75.2% 1,039
2 Ward No - 2 1,599 74.2% 991
3 Ward No - 3 1,200 77.9% 1,065
4 Ward No - 4 1,524 71.8% 995
5 Ward No - 5 1,404 80.7% 1,059
6 Ward No - 6 2,601 84% 960
7 Ward No - 7 1,244 85.6% 953
8 Ward No - 8 2,106 79.4% 966
9 Ward No - 9 3,300 78% 1,040
10 Ward No - 10 954 75.3% 992
11 Ward No - 11 1,684 72.7% 1,087
12 Ward No - 12 1,494 77.8% 1,005
13 Ward No - 13 931 86.9% 964
14 Ward No - 14 812 89.5% 1,098
15 Ward No - 15 1,536 84.8% 984
16 Ward No - 16 927 82.5% 977
17 Ward No - 17 667 78.9% 1,015
18 Ward No - 18 2,450 73% 907

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