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

Thedavur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Gangavalli taluka of Salem district. The Thedavur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,241 families residing in the Thedavur city. The total population of Thedavur is 8,230 out of which 4,158 are males and 4,072 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thedavur is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thedavur city is 932 which is 11% of the total population. There are 487 male children and 445 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thedavur is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (979).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thedavur is 69.8%. Thus Thedavur has lower literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 78.94% and the female literacy rate is 60.63% in Thedavur.

Thedavur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,241 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.

Thedavur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 932 487 445
Literacy 69.8% 69.7% 54%
Scheduled Caste 989 508 481
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,133 1,260 1,873

Caste-wise Population - Thedavur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thedavur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 989 508 481
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Thedavur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thedavur is 8,119 which is 98.65% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thedavur is 60 which is 0.73% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thedavur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,119 (98.65%) 4,107 4,012
Muslim 60 (0.73%) 23 37
Christian 48 (0.58%) 26 22
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Thedavur

The total literacy rate of Thedavur was 69.84% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,097 literates, males were 2,898 while females were 2,199. Also the male literacy rate was 78.94% and the female literacy rate was 60.63% in Thedavur.

  Thedavur Tamil Nadu
Female 60.63% 73.44%
Male 78.94% 86.77%
Total 69.84% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thedavur

The Sex Ratio of Thedavur is 979. Thus per every 1000 men there were 979 females in Thedavur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Thedavur.

Child Population - Thedavur

According to Census 2011, there were 932 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thedavur. Out of which 487 were male while 445 were female.

Working Population - Thedavur

In Thedavur Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,550 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,550 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,390 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,620 2,076 1,544
Cultivators 1,259 828 431
Agriculture Labourer 1,390 492 898
Household Industries 75 46 29
Other Workers 896 710 186
Marginal Workers 930 425 505
Non Working 3,680 1,657 2,023

Thedavur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thedavur is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 780 64.7% 1,042
2 Ward No - 2 630 68.1% 869
3 Ward No - 3 622 59% 1,033
4 Ward No - 4 373 71.8% 1,072
5 Ward No - 5 668 54.5% 988
6 Ward No - 6 453 60% 1,059
7 Ward No - 7 532 55.3% 1,103
8 Ward No - 8 396 60.1% 1,052
9 Ward No - 9 613 65.4% 910
10 Ward No - 10 618 64.2% 919
11 Ward No - 11 438 52.1% 947
12 Ward No - 12 773 64.7% 899
13 Ward No - 13 314 66.6% 1,026
14 Ward No - 14 336 66.4% 856
15 Ward No - 15 684 58.8% 1,012

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