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

Sivagiri is a Town Panchayat city situated in Sivagiri taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Sivagiri city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,796 families residing in the Sivagiri city. The total population of Sivagiri is 23,040 out of which 11,399 are males and 11,641 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sivagiri is 1,021.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sivagiri city is 2181 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1132 male children and 1049 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sivagiri is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,021).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sivagiri is 69.7%. Thus Sivagiri has lower literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 79.93% and the female literacy rate is 59.75% in Sivagiri.

Sivagiri Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,796 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.

Sivagiri Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,181 1,132 1,049
Literacy 69.7% 72% 54.4%
Scheduled Caste 4,223 2,080 2,143
Scheduled Tribe 105 48 57
Illiterate 8,505 3,193 5,312

Caste-wise Population - Sivagiri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Sivagiri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,223 2,080 2,143
Schedule Tribe 105 48 57

Religion-wise Population - Sivagiri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sivagiri is 21,804 which is 94.64% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sivagiri is 160 which is 0.69% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sivagiri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,804 (94.64%) 10,792 11,012
Muslim 160 (0.69%) 82 78
Christian 1,036 (4.5%) 503 533
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 7 (0.03%) 5 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.13%) 15 15

Literacy Rate - Sivagiri

The total literacy rate of Sivagiri was 69.68% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 14,535 literates, males were 8,206 while females were 6,329. Also the male literacy rate was 79.93% and the female literacy rate was 59.75% in Sivagiri.

  Sivagiri Tamil Nadu
Female 59.75% 73.44%
Male 79.93% 86.77%
Total 69.68% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sivagiri

The Sex Ratio of Sivagiri is 1,021. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,021 females in Sivagiri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,021 ) of Sivagiri.

Child Population - Sivagiri

According to Census 2011, there were 2,181 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sivagiri. Out of which 1,132 were male while 1,049 were female.

Working Population - Sivagiri

In Sivagiri Town Panchayat out of total population, 11,498 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,498 workers engaged in Main Work, 273 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,510 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,219 5,729 3,490
Cultivators 273 229 44
Agriculture Labourer 4,510 2,471 2,039
Household Industries 351 67 284
Other Workers 4,085 2,962 1,123
Marginal Workers 2,279 1,064 1,215
Non Working 11,542 4,606 6,936

Sivagiri Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sivagiri is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,278 42.8% 1,058
2 Ward No - 2 1,163 57% 1,037
3 Ward No - 3 1,263 63% 967
4 Ward No - 4 933 63% 1,037
5 Ward No - 5 1,125 74% 1,068
6 Ward No - 6 1,223 62.1% 1,052
7 Ward No - 7 1,627 65.2% 892
8 Ward No - 8 1,098 61.9% 1,132
9 Ward No - 9 1,442 59.6% 1,054
10 Ward No - 10 1,579 56.1% 1,040
11 Ward No - 11 1,268 65.3% 981
12 Ward No - 12 1,345 74.3% 1,010
13 Ward No - 13 1,016 74.3% 1,086
14 Ward No - 14 1,315 56.5% 1,081
15 Ward No - 15 1,048 77.4% 1,027
16 Ward No - 16 1,416 69.5% 994
17 Ward No - 17 1,516 66.1% 1,005
18 Ward No - 18 1,385 53.4% 965

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