Tharamangalam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Tharamangalam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Omalur taluka of Salem district. The Tharamangalam city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,406 families residing in the Tharamangalam city. The total population of Tharamangalam is 30,222 out of which 15,688 are males and 14,534 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tharamangalam is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tharamangalam city is 3072 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1609 male children and 1463 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tharamangalam is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (926).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tharamangalam is 70.1%. Thus Tharamangalam has lower literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 76.95% and the female literacy rate is 62.81% in Tharamangalam.

Tharamangalam Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,406 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.

Tharamangalam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,072 1,609 1,463
Literacy 70.1% 69.1% 56.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,993 1,029 964
Scheduled Tribe 11 7 4
Illiterate 11,178 4,854 6,324

Caste-wise Population - Tharamangalam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Tharamangalam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,993 1,029 964
Schedule Tribe 11 7 4

Religion-wise Population - Tharamangalam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tharamangalam is 29,906 which is 98.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tharamangalam is 148 which is 0.49% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tharamangalam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 29,906 (98.95%) 15,534 14,372
Muslim 148 (0.49%) 71 77
Christian 154 (0.51%) 76 78
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 7 (0.02%) 3 4

Literacy Rate - Tharamangalam

The total literacy rate of Tharamangalam was 70.14% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 19,044 literates, males were 10,834 while females were 8,210. Also the male literacy rate was 76.95% and the female literacy rate was 62.81% in Tharamangalam.

  Tharamangalam Tamil Nadu
Female 62.81% 73.44%
Male 76.95% 86.77%
Total 70.14% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tharamangalam

The Sex Ratio of Tharamangalam is 926. Thus per every 1000 men there were 926 females in Tharamangalam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 926 ) of Tharamangalam.

Child Population - Tharamangalam

According to Census 2011, there were 3,072 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tharamangalam. Out of which 1,609 were male while 1,463 were female.

Working Population - Tharamangalam

In Tharamangalam Town Panchayat out of total population, 13,990 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,990 workers engaged in Main Work, 318 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,515 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,949 8,731 4,218
Cultivators 318 201 117
Agriculture Labourer 1,515 807 708
Household Industries 3,031 1,871 1,160
Other Workers 8,085 5,852 2,233
Marginal Workers 1,041 559 482
Non Working 16,232 6,398 9,834

Tharamangalam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,762 56.2% 966
2 Ward No - 2 1,101 70.5% 879
3 Ward No - 3 1,377 63.5% 891
4 Ward No - 4 2,153 50.9% 899
5 Ward No - 5 3,566 54.9% 908
6 Ward No - 6 1,984 65.8% 951
7 Ward No - 7 1,426 67% 879
8 Ward No - 8 326 84.4% 940
9 Ward No - 9 901 80.7% 1,007
10 Ward No - 10 905 76.5% 921
11 Ward No - 11 1,818 74.1% 972
12 Ward No - 12 1,239 82.5% 1,028
13 Ward No - 13 1,459 79.4% 912
14 Ward No - 14 2,936 54.2% 938
15 Ward No - 15 1,849 50.5% 881
16 Ward No - 16 1,526 53.9% 877
17 Ward No - 17 1,906 77.2% 981
18 Ward No - 18 988 49% 854

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