Thanthoni Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Karur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thanthoni is a Municipality city situated in Karur taluka of Karur district. The Thanthoni city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 14,729 families residing in the Thanthoni city. The total population of Thanthoni is 53,854 out of which 27,115 are males and 26,739 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thanthoni is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thanthoni city is 5624 which is 10% of the total population. There are 3004 male children and 2620 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thanthoni is 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (986).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thanthoni is 86.2%. Thus Thanthoni has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Karur district. The male literacy rate is 91.99% and the female literacy rate is 80.5% in Thanthoni.

Thanthoni Municipality has total administration over 14,729 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.

Thanthoni Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,624 3,004 2,620
Literacy 86.2% 81.8% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 8,127 4,110 4,017
Scheduled Tribe 39 20 19
Illiterate 12,257 4,935 7,322

Caste-wise Population - Thanthoni

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Thanthoni.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,127 4,110 4,017
Schedule Tribe 39 20 19

Religion-wise Population - Thanthoni

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thanthoni is 51,968 which is 96.5% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thanthoni is 593 which is 1.1% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thanthoni as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 51,968 (96.5%) 26,192 25,776
Muslim 593 (1.1%) 293 300
Christian 1,247 (2.32%) 609 638
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 5 1
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 13 (0.02%) 5 8
No Religion Specified 25 (0.05%) 11 14

Literacy Rate - Thanthoni

The total literacy rate of Thanthoni was 86.25% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 41,597 literates, males were 22,180 while females were 19,417. Also the male literacy rate was 91.99% and the female literacy rate was 80.5% in Thanthoni.

  Thanthoni Tamil Nadu
Female 80.5% 73.44%
Male 91.99% 86.77%
Total 86.25% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thanthoni

The Sex Ratio of Thanthoni is 986. Thus per every 1000 men there were 986 females in Thanthoni. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Thanthoni.

Child Population - Thanthoni

According to Census 2011, there were 5,624 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thanthoni. Out of which 3,004 were male while 2,620 were female.

Working Population - Thanthoni

In Thanthoni Municipality out of total population, 23,177 were engaged in work activities. 95.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 23,177 workers engaged in Main Work, 418 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 690 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,151 15,716 6,435
Cultivators 418 270 148
Agriculture Labourer 690 365 325
Household Industries 592 229 363
Other Workers 20,451 14,852 5,599
Marginal Workers 1,026 406 620
Non Working 30,677 10,993 19,684

Thanthoni Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,474 81% 931
2 Ward No - 2 2,703 80.8% 966
3 Ward No - 3 2,236 82.8% 1,004
4 Ward No - 4 2,045 71.2% 1,043
5 Ward No - 5 3,432 77.7% 984
6 Ward No - 6 2,399 81.8% 989
7 Ward No - 7 2,490 79.4% 987
8 Ward No - 8 5,511 77% 958
9 Ward No - 9 3,942 81.4% 1,011
10 Ward No - 10 2,951 87.3% 1,068
11 Ward No - 11 4,405 81.3% 982
12 Ward No - 12 2,071 75.2% 974
13 Ward No - 13 1,369 70.7% 981
14 Ward No - 14 1,710 59.8% 979
15 Ward No - 15 2,670 65.2% 1,015
16 Ward No - 16 2,024 71.3% 982
17 Ward No - 17 4,369 74.4% 998
18 Ward No - 18 4,053 76.4% 954

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