Sathankulam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Sathankulam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Sathankulam taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Sathankulam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,607 families residing in the Sathankulam city. The total population of Sathankulam is 14,193 out of which 6,962 are males and 7,231 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sathankulam is 1,039.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sathankulam city is 1515 which is 11% of the total population. There are 779 male children and 736 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sathankulam is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,039).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sathankulam is 93.7%. Thus Sathankulam has higher literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 96.18% and the female literacy rate is 91.27% in Sathankulam.

Sathankulam Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,607 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.

Sathankulam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,515 779 736
Literacy 93.7% 85.4% 82%
Scheduled Caste 1,556 792 764
Scheduled Tribe 15 8 7
Illiterate 2,318 1,015 1,303

Caste-wise Population - Sathankulam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sathankulam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,556 792 764
Schedule Tribe 15 8 7

Religion-wise Population - Sathankulam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sathankulam is 10,997 which is 77.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sathankulam is 780 which is 5.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sathankulam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,997 (77.48%) 5,448 5,549
Muslim 780 (5.5%) 353 427
Christian 2,409 (16.97%) 1,159 1,250
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.04%) 1 4

Literacy Rate - Sathankulam

The total literacy rate of Sathankulam was 93.67% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,875 literates, males were 5,947 while females were 5,928. Also the male literacy rate was 96.18% and the female literacy rate was 91.27% in Sathankulam.

  Sathankulam Tamil Nadu
Female 91.27% 73.44%
Male 96.18% 86.77%
Total 93.67% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sathankulam

The Sex Ratio of Sathankulam is 1,039. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,039 females in Sathankulam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,039 ) of Sathankulam.

Child Population - Sathankulam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,515 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sathankulam. Out of which 779 were male while 736 were female.

Working Population - Sathankulam

In Sathankulam Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,653 were engaged in work activities. 97.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,653 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 281 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,552 3,781 771
Cultivators 145 127 18
Agriculture Labourer 281 191 90
Household Industries 825 734 91
Other Workers 3,301 2,729 572
Marginal Workers 101 69 32
Non Working 9,540 3,112 6,428

Sathankulam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 970 74.9% 909
2 Ward No - 2 822 86% 962
3 Ward No - 3 1,030 86.2% 1,077
4 Ward No - 4 666 82% 1,114
5 Ward No - 5 991 85.7% 1,069
6 Ward No - 6 759 78.7% 1,085
7 Ward No - 7 898 86.2% 1,036
8 Ward No - 8 1,131 79.9% 1,064
9 Ward No - 9 1,208 87% 1,054
10 Ward No - 10 748 86.6% 1,084
11 Ward No - 11 931 83.4% 1,011
12 Ward No - 12 1,365 82.3% 1,065
13 Ward No - 13 901 84.9% 1,016
14 Ward No - 14 1,034 85.2% 1,052
15 Ward No - 15 739 86.3% 997

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