Sentharapatti Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Sentharapatti is a Town Panchayat city situated in Gangavalli taluka of Salem district. The Sentharapatti city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,894 families residing in the Sentharapatti city. The total population of Sentharapatti is 14,308 out of which 7,067 are males and 7,241 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sentharapatti is 1,025.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sentharapatti city is 1365 which is 10% of the total population. There are 693 male children and 672 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sentharapatti is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sentharapatti is 71.3%. Thus Sentharapatti has lower literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 79.06% and the female literacy rate is 63.78% in Sentharapatti.

Sentharapatti Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,894 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.

Sentharapatti Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,365 693 672
Literacy 71.3% 71.3% 57.9%
Scheduled Caste 4,792 2,391 2,401
Scheduled Tribe 13 9 4
Illiterate 5,079 2,028 3,051

Caste-wise Population - Sentharapatti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sentharapatti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,792 2,391 2,401
Schedule Tribe 13 9 4

Religion-wise Population - Sentharapatti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sentharapatti is 12,867 which is 89.93% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sentharapatti is 384 which is 2.68% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sentharapatti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,867 (89.93%) 6,371 6,496
Muslim 384 (2.68%) 180 204
Christian 1,055 (7.37%) 514 541
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Sentharapatti

The total literacy rate of Sentharapatti was 71.3% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,229 literates, males were 5,039 while females were 4,190. Also the male literacy rate was 79.06% and the female literacy rate was 63.78% in Sentharapatti.

  Sentharapatti Tamil Nadu
Female 63.78% 73.44%
Male 79.06% 86.77%
Total 71.3% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sentharapatti

The Sex Ratio of Sentharapatti is 1,025. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,025 females in Sentharapatti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,025 ) of Sentharapatti.

Child Population - Sentharapatti

According to Census 2011, there were 1,365 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sentharapatti. Out of which 693 were male while 672 were female.

Working Population - Sentharapatti

In Sentharapatti Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,547 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,547 workers engaged in Main Work, 741 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,910 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,546 3,884 2,662
Cultivators 741 512 229
Agriculture Labourer 3,910 1,966 1,944
Household Industries 258 150 108
Other Workers 1,637 1,256 381
Marginal Workers 1,001 422 579
Non Working 6,761 2,761 4,000

Sentharapatti Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 882 71.3% 1,014
2 Ward No - 2 1,400 61.1% 977
3 Ward No - 3 838 65% 995
4 Ward No - 4 1,057 61.4% 1,037
5 Ward No - 5 1,250 68.9% 990
6 Ward No - 6 854 61.7% 1,063
7 Ward No - 7 903 67.4% 1,034
8 Ward No - 8 638 59.6% 1,006
9 Ward No - 9 1,068 53.8% 1,023
10 Ward No - 10 962 64.7% 971
11 Ward No - 11 761 54.7% 1,132
12 Ward No - 12 1,064 69.5% 989
13 Ward No - 13 1,093 65.1% 1,043
14 Ward No - 14 733 67.5% 1,071
15 Ward No - 15 805 76.3% 1,113

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