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

Tenkasi is a Municipality city situated in Tenkasi taluka of Tirunelveli district. The Tenkasi city is divided into 33 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 17,887 families residing in the Tenkasi city. The total population of Tenkasi is 70,545 out of which 34,920 are males and 35,625 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tenkasi is 1,020.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tenkasi city is 7413 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3774 male children and 3639 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tenkasi is 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,020).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tenkasi is 87.7%. Thus Tenkasi has higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Tirunelveli district. The male literacy rate is 93.04% and the female literacy rate is 82.52% in Tenkasi.

Tenkasi Municipality has total administration over 17,887 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.

Tenkasi Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,413 3,774 3,639
Literacy 87.7% 83% 74.1%
Scheduled Caste 9,992 4,943 5,049
Scheduled Tribe 332 156 176
Illiterate 15,171 5,941 9,230

Caste-wise Population - Tenkasi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Tenkasi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,992 4,943 5,049
Schedule Tribe 332 156 176

Religion-wise Population - Tenkasi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tenkasi is 43,922 which is 62.26% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tenkasi is 24,540 which is 34.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tenkasi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 43,922 (62.26%) 21,676 22,246
Muslim 24,540 (34.79%) 12,256 12,284
Christian 1,966 (2.79%) 927 1,039
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 6 4
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 4 0
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 100 (0.14%) 49 51

Literacy Rate - Tenkasi

The total literacy rate of Tenkasi was 87.71% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 55,374 literates, males were 28,979 while females were 26,395. Also the male literacy rate was 93.04% and the female literacy rate was 82.52% in Tenkasi.

  Tenkasi Tamil Nadu
Female 82.52% 73.44%
Male 93.04% 86.77%
Total 87.71% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tenkasi

The Sex Ratio of Tenkasi is 1,020. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,020 females in Tenkasi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,020 ) of Tenkasi.

Child Population - Tenkasi

According to Census 2011, there were 7,413 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tenkasi. Out of which 3,774 were male while 3,639 were female.

Working Population - Tenkasi

In Tenkasi Municipality out of total population, 27,885 were engaged in work activities. 91.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 27,885 workers engaged in Main Work, 279 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,006 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,520 18,561 6,959
Cultivators 279 242 37
Agriculture Labourer 2,006 1,406 600
Household Industries 3,332 459 2,873
Other Workers 19,903 16,454 3,449
Marginal Workers 2,365 1,347 1,018
Non Working 42,660 15,012 27,648

Tenkasi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tenkasi is further divided into 33 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,323 87.2% 982
2 Ward No - 2 3,298 69.6% 1,061
3 Ward No - 3 2,813 67.7% 1,012
4 Ward No - 4 655 82.4% 1,093
5 Ward No - 5 1,813 77.3% 1,072
6 Ward No - 6 2,280 75.7% 1,034
7 Ward No - 7 1,972 76.9% 1,002
8 Ward No - 8 1,960 80.5% 1,052
9 Ward No - 9 3,379 79.8% 1,023
10 Ward No - 10 4,007 71.9% 1,025
11 Ward No - 11 1,520 79.8% 1,049
12 Ward No - 12 2,122 82.8% 1,019
13 Ward No - 13 1,392 84.3% 1,012
14 Ward No - 14 1,902 89.5% 1,050
15 Ward No - 15 1,746 83.6% 993
16 Ward No - 16 2,358 82.4% 1,012
17 Ward No - 17 2,248 79.4% 1,002
18 Ward No - 18 1,829 73.6% 1,039
19 Ward No - 19 2,460 81.7% 981
20 Ward No - 20 1,439 75.5% 1,015
21 Ward No - 21 1,326 91.3% 997
22 Ward No - 22 1,681 80.7% 1,016
23 Ward No - 23 1,725 80% 1,056
24 Ward No - 24 1,629 84% 942
25 Ward No - 25 1,545 82.1% 1,038
26 Ward No - 26 2,138 85.5% 1,042
27 Ward No - 27 1,587 70.2% 976
28 Ward No - 28 2,468 75.2% 1,083
29 Ward No - 29 2,317 82.9% 1,006
30 Ward No - 30 1,969 77.5% 961
31 Ward No - 31 2,214 74.8% 993
32 Ward No - 32 1,922 76.2% 1,021
33 Ward No - 33 2,508 65.5% 1,062

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