Sirumugai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Sirumugai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Mettupalayam taluka of Coimbatore district. The Sirumugai city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,294 families residing in the Sirumugai city. The total population of Sirumugai is 18,223 out of which 9,015 are males and 9,208 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sirumugai is 1,021.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sirumugai city is 1471 which is 8% of the total population. There are 745 male children and 726 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sirumugai is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,021).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sirumugai is 79.3%. Thus Sirumugai has lower literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 85.89% and the female literacy rate is 72.87% in Sirumugai.

Sirumugai Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,294 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.

Sirumugai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,471 745 726
Literacy 79.3% 78.8% 67.1%
Scheduled Caste 2,662 1,330 1,332
Scheduled Tribe 755 375 380
Illiterate 4,939 1,912 3,027

Caste-wise Population - Sirumugai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in Sirumugai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,662 1,330 1,332
Schedule Tribe 755 375 380

Religion-wise Population - Sirumugai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sirumugai is 16,948 which is 93% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sirumugai is 642 which is 3.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sirumugai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,948 (93%) 8,400 8,548
Muslim 642 (3.52%) 306 336
Christian 576 (3.16%) 279 297
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 55 (0.3%) 29 26

Literacy Rate - Sirumugai

The total literacy rate of Sirumugai was 79.3% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 13,284 literates, males were 7,103 while females were 6,181. Also the male literacy rate was 85.89% and the female literacy rate was 72.87% in Sirumugai.

  Sirumugai Tamil Nadu
Female 72.87% 73.44%
Male 85.89% 86.77%
Total 79.3% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sirumugai

The Sex Ratio of Sirumugai is 1,021. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,021 females in Sirumugai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,021 ) of Sirumugai.

Child Population - Sirumugai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,471 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sirumugai. Out of which 745 were male while 726 were female.

Working Population - Sirumugai

In Sirumugai Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,141 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,141 workers engaged in Main Work, 446 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,981 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,355 5,479 2,876
Cultivators 446 307 139
Agriculture Labourer 1,981 1,130 851
Household Industries 1,501 768 733
Other Workers 4,427 3,274 1,153
Marginal Workers 786 348 438
Non Working 9,082 3,188 5,894

Sirumugai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sirumugai is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,398 59.4% 1,080
2 Ward No - 3 1,495 76.7% 1,054
3 Ward No - 4 1,328 74.4% 1,015
4 Ward No - 5 1,359 70.1% 1,004
5 Ward No - 6 402 72.9% 1,041
6 Ward No - 7 660 80% 1,082
7 Ward No - 8 1,109 79.6% 1,081
8 Ward No - 9 625 79.5% 1,090
9 Ward No - 10 1,363 73.6% 1,013
10 Ward No - 11 1,530 83.1% 1,026
11 Ward No - 12 1,274 83.1% 954
12 Ward No - 13 649 72% 997
13 Ward No - 14 1,405 64.6% 1,004
14 Ward No - 15 982 74.8% 1,012
15 Ward No - 16 1,277 59.2% 1,005
16 Ward No - 17 587 72.1% 925
17 Ward No - 18 780 69.7% 990

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