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

Surandai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Veerakeralamputhur taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Surandai city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,511 families residing in the Surandai city. The total population of Surandai is 35,272 out of which 17,488 are males and 17,784 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Surandai is 1,017.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Surandai city is 3832 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1915 male children and 1917 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Surandai is 1,001 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,017).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Surandai is 82%. Thus Surandai has lower literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 89.2% and the female literacy rate is 75% in Surandai.

Surandai Town Panchayat has total administration over 9,511 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.

Surandai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,832 1,915 1,917
Literacy 82% 79.4% 66.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,013 1,472 1,541
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 9,480 3,597 5,883

Caste-wise Population - Surandai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Surandai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,013 1,472 1,541
Schedule Tribe 4 3 1

Religion-wise Population - Surandai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Surandai is 30,045 which is 85.18% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Surandai is 1,559 which is 4.42% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Surandai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 30,045 (85.18%) 14,908 15,137
Muslim 1,559 (4.42%) 786 773
Christian 3,632 (10.3%) 1,773 1,859
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 7 (0.02%) 1 6
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 27 (0.08%) 18 9

Literacy Rate - Surandai

The total literacy rate of Surandai was 82.04% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 25,792 literates, males were 13,891 while females were 11,901. Also the male literacy rate was 89.2% and the female literacy rate was 75% in Surandai.

  Surandai Tamil Nadu
Female 75% 73.44%
Male 89.2% 86.77%
Total 82.04% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Surandai

The Sex Ratio of Surandai is 1,017. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,017 females in Surandai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,001 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,017 ) of Surandai.

Child Population - Surandai

According to Census 2011, there were 3,832 children between age 0 to 6 years in Surandai. Out of which 1,915 were male while 1,917 were female.

Working Population - Surandai

In Surandai Town Panchayat out of total population, 18,855 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,855 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,021 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,473 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,835 9,999 7,836
Cultivators 1,021 870 151
Agriculture Labourer 1,473 1,057 416
Household Industries 5,756 413 5,343
Other Workers 9,585 7,659 1,926
Marginal Workers 1,020 370 650
Non Working 16,417 7,119 9,298

Surandai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,749 67.8% 1,048
2 Ward No - 2 1,629 74.4% 1,009
3 Ward No - 3 1,425 70.7% 1,021
4 Ward No - 4 1,092 71.3% 1,011
5 Ward No - 5 2,162 61.7% 993
6 Ward No - 6 1,640 63.8% 1,060
7 Ward No - 7 1,860 73.4% 1,022
8 Ward No - 8 1,565 80.7% 1,019
9 Ward No - 9 1,607 78.2% 1,109
10 Ward No - 10 2,015 76% 987
11 Ward No - 11 2,032 70.8% 1,028
12 Ward No - 12 1,854 69% 996
13 Ward No - 13 1,743 76.6% 1,055
14 Ward No - 14 2,730 73.6% 1,019
15 Ward No - 15 1,629 77.9% 994
16 Ward No - 16 1,471 80.7% 1,049
17 Ward No - 17 2,669 74.6% 996
18 Ward No - 18 3,400 77.1% 963

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