Shenkottai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Shenkottai is a Municipality city situated in Shenkottai taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Shenkottai city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,146 families residing in the Shenkottai city. The total population of Shenkottai is 26,823 out of which 13,183 are males and 13,640 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shenkottai is 1,035.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shenkottai city is 2642 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1327 male children and 1315 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shenkottai is 991 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,035).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shenkottai is 86.6%. Thus Shenkottai has higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 93.41% and the female literacy rate is 80.08% in Shenkottai.

Shenkottai Municipality has total administration over 7,146 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.

Shenkottai Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,642 1,327 1,315
Literacy 86.6% 84% 72.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,698 1,344 1,354
Scheduled Tribe 324 161 163
Illiterate 5,878 2,108 3,770

Caste-wise Population - Shenkottai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Shenkottai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,698 1,344 1,354
Schedule Tribe 324 161 163

Religion-wise Population - Shenkottai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shenkottai is 20,648 which is 76.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shenkottai is 5,685 which is 21.19% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shenkottai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,648 (76.98%) 10,214 10,434
Muslim 5,685 (21.19%) 2,745 2,940
Christian 474 (1.77%) 215 259
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 15 (0.06%) 9 6

Literacy Rate - Shenkottai

The total literacy rate of Shenkottai was 86.62% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 20,945 literates, males were 11,075 while females were 9,870. Also the male literacy rate was 93.41% and the female literacy rate was 80.08% in Shenkottai.

  Shenkottai Tamil Nadu
Female 80.08% 73.44%
Male 93.41% 86.77%
Total 86.62% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Shenkottai

The Sex Ratio of Shenkottai is 1,035. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,035 females in Shenkottai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 991 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,035 ) of Shenkottai.

Child Population - Shenkottai

According to Census 2011, there were 2,642 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shenkottai. Out of which 1,327 were male while 1,315 were female.

Working Population - Shenkottai

In Shenkottai Municipality out of total population, 10,736 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,736 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 674 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,146 7,110 3,036
Cultivators 114 106 8
Agriculture Labourer 674 545 129
Household Industries 1,923 282 1,641
Other Workers 7,435 6,177 1,258
Marginal Workers 590 406 184
Non Working 16,087 5,667 10,420

Shenkottai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shenkottai is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,435 79.4% 982
2 Ward No - 2 874 84.8% 1,076
3 Ward No - 3 792 82.4% 1,073
4 Ward No - 4 666 78.8% 1,075
5 Ward No - 5 840 90.5% 1,019
6 Ward No - 6 880 87.2% 1,042
7 Ward No - 7 810 83.8% 1,137
8 Ward No - 8 919 81.3% 1,042
9 Ward No - 9 1,238 76.8% 1,056
10 Ward No - 10 1,022 79.7% 977
11 Ward No - 11 1,836 72.8% 933
12 Ward No - 12 1,145 76.9% 1,074
13 Ward No - 13 1,212 78.5% 1,010
14 Ward No - 14 781 81.6% 1,050
15 Ward No - 15 778 79.3% 1,005
16 Ward No - 16 1,817 69.7% 1,035
17 Ward No - 17 484 72.7% 1,132
18 Ward No - 18 1,558 71.6% 1,005
19 Ward No - 19 1,321 74.7% 1,048
20 Ward No - 20 1,048 78.2% 1,092
21 Ward No - 21 1,444 75.1% 1,051
22 Ward No - 22 1,442 75% 1,051
23 Ward No - 23 1,621 80.8% 1,052
24 Ward No - 24 860 84.8% 1,019

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