Tharangambadi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Tharangambadi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tharangambadi taluka of Nagapattinam district. The Tharangambadi city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,482 families residing in the Tharangambadi city. The total population of Tharangambadi is 23,191 out of which 11,061 are males and 12,130 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tharangambadi is 1,097.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tharangambadi city is 2665 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1343 male children and 1322 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tharangambadi is 984 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,097).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tharangambadi is 87.9%. Thus Tharangambadi has higher literacy rate compared to 83.6% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 92.98% and the female literacy rate is 83.27% in Tharangambadi.

Tharangambadi Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,482 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.

Tharangambadi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,665 1,343 1,322
Literacy 87.9% 81.7% 74.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,960 1,339 1,621
Scheduled Tribe 27 17 10
Illiterate 5,155 2,025 3,130

Caste-wise Population - Tharangambadi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Tharangambadi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,960 1,339 1,621
Schedule Tribe 27 17 10

Religion-wise Population - Tharangambadi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tharangambadi is 17,929 which is 77.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tharangambadi is 2,248 which is 9.69% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tharangambadi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,929 (77.31%) 8,666 9,263
Muslim 2,248 (9.69%) 1,048 1,200
Christian 2,697 (11.63%) 1,222 1,475
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 3 1
Buddhist 50 (0.22%) 26 24
Jain 81 (0.35%) 46 35
Other Religion 15 (0.06%) 7 8
No Religion Specified 167 (0.72%) 43 124

Literacy Rate - Tharangambadi

The total literacy rate of Tharangambadi was 87.87% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 18,036 literates, males were 9,036 while females were 9,000. Also the male literacy rate was 92.98% and the female literacy rate was 83.27% in Tharangambadi.

  Tharangambadi Tamil Nadu
Female 83.27% 73.44%
Male 92.98% 86.77%
Total 87.87% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tharangambadi

The Sex Ratio of Tharangambadi is 1,097. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,097 females in Tharangambadi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 984 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,097 ) of Tharangambadi.

Child Population - Tharangambadi

According to Census 2011, there were 2,665 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tharangambadi. Out of which 1,343 were male while 1,322 were female.

Working Population - Tharangambadi

In Tharangambadi Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,852 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,852 workers engaged in Main Work, 277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 983 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,866 5,211 1,655
Cultivators 277 200 77
Agriculture Labourer 983 711 272
Household Industries 141 83 58
Other Workers 5,465 4,217 1,248
Marginal Workers 986 674 312
Non Working 15,339 5,176 10,163

Tharangambadi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,290 74.3% 952
2 Ward No - 2 1,839 62.6% 948
3 Ward No - 3 2,702 67.8% 1,015
4 Ward No - 4 1,344 74.3% 1,196
5 Ward No - 5 768 86.7% 878
6 Ward No - 6 1,446 85.3% 1,945
7 Ward No - 7 1,249 91.8% 1,335
8 Ward No - 8 901 85.5% 1,067
9 Ward No - 9 1,292 67.6% 1,094
10 Ward No - 10 1,295 77.9% 1,113
11 Ward No - 11 755 82.8% 1,030
12 Ward No - 12 1,261 79.3% 1,014
13 Ward No - 13 1,115 81.6% 1,080
14 Ward No - 14 1,091 82% 995
15 Ward No - 15 1,023 86.5% 1,079
16 Ward No - 16 1,024 82% 1,044
17 Ward No - 17 1,639 77.3% 1,104
18 Ward No - 18 1,157 84.4% 1,107

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