Rasipuram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Rasipuram is a Municipality city situated in Rasipuram taluka of Namakkal district. The Rasipuram city is divided into 27 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 13,104 families residing in the Rasipuram city. The total population of Rasipuram is 50,244 out of which 24,188 are males and 26,056 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rasipuram is 1,077.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rasipuram city is 4168 which is 8% of the total population. There are 2183 male children and 1985 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rasipuram is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,077).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rasipuram is 84.7%. Thus Rasipuram has higher literacy rate compared to 74.6% of Namakkal district. The male literacy rate is 89.64% and the female literacy rate is 80.27% in Rasipuram.

Rasipuram Municipality has total administration over 13,104 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Rasipuram Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rasipuram Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 4,168 2,183 1,985
Literacy 84.7% 81.6% 74.2%
Scheduled Caste 6,181 3,079 3,102
Scheduled Tribe 264 115 149
Illiterate 11,197 4,462 6,735

Caste-wise Population - Rasipuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Rasipuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,181 3,079 3,102
Schedule Tribe 264 115 149

Religion-wise Population - Rasipuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rasipuram is 46,292 which is 92.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rasipuram is 3,025 which is 6.02% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rasipuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 46,292 (92.13%) 22,288 24,004
Muslim 3,025 (6.02%) 1,474 1,551
Christian 897 (1.79%) 408 489
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 2 4
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 18 (0.04%) 11 7

Literacy Rate - Rasipuram

The total literacy rate of Rasipuram was 84.74% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 39,047 literates, males were 19,726 while females were 19,321. Also the male literacy rate was 89.64% and the female literacy rate was 80.27% in Rasipuram.

  Rasipuram Tamil Nadu
Female 80.27% 73.44%
Male 89.64% 86.77%
Total 84.74% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Rasipuram

The Sex Ratio of Rasipuram is 1,077. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,077 females in Rasipuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,077 ) of Rasipuram.

Child Population - Rasipuram

According to Census 2011, there were 4,168 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rasipuram. Out of which 2,183 were male while 1,985 were female.

Working Population - Rasipuram

In Rasipuram Municipality out of total population, 20,138 were engaged in work activities. 95.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,138 workers engaged in Main Work, 334 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 722 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,195 13,944 5,251
Cultivators 334 243 91
Agriculture Labourer 722 377 345
Household Industries 2,019 1,115 904
Other Workers 16,120 12,209 3,911
Marginal Workers 943 500 443
Non Working 30,106 9,744 20,362

Rasipuram Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Rasipuram is further divided into 27 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,358 74.2% 1,061
2 Ward No - 2 1,388 81.7% 1,109
3 Ward No - 3 1,795 83.8% 1,028
4 Ward No - 4 1,552 82.5% 933
5 Ward No - 5 901 82.5% 1,043
6 Ward No - 6 1,555 71.1% 1,057
7 Ward No - 7 3,136 83.6% 1,089
8 Ward No - 8 4,153 74.5% 974
9 Ward No - 9 2,679 73.9% 943
10 Ward No - 10 2,924 75.9% 1,018
11 Ward No - 11 1,720 68.4% 1,007
12 Ward No - 12 1,463 75.4% 1,021
13 Ward No - 13 919 77% 1,029
14 Ward No - 14 1,067 78.9% 1,068
15 Ward No - 15 1,367 77.2% 984
16 Ward No - 16 827 89.4% 1,078
17 Ward No - 17 1,039 86.6% 1,057
18 Ward No - 18 1,017 86.8% 971
19 Ward No - 19 1,396 83% 926
20 Ward No - 20 3,207 73.7% 1,022
21 Ward No - 21 2,048 73% 938
22 Ward No - 22 1,736 67.1% 959
23 Ward No - 23 1,329 70% 929
24 Ward No - 24 1,181 77.2% 1,019
25 Ward No - 25 2,438 76.8% 958
26 Ward No - 26 2,765 77% 1,060
27 Ward No - 27 3,284 89% 3,210

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