Thenthamaraikulam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thenthamaraikulam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Agastheeswaram taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Thenthamaraikulam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,100 families residing in the Thenthamaraikulam city. The total population of Thenthamaraikulam is 11,872 out of which 5,891 are males and 5,981 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thenthamaraikulam is 1,015.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thenthamaraikulam city is 1106 which is 9% of the total population. There are 543 male children and 563 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thenthamaraikulam is 1,037 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,015).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thenthamaraikulam is 94.1%. Thus Thenthamaraikulam has higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 95.85% and the female literacy rate is 92.38% in Thenthamaraikulam.

Thenthamaraikulam Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,100 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.

Thenthamaraikulam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,106 543 563
Literacy 94.1% 87% 83.7%
Scheduled Caste 51 24 27
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,741 765 976

Caste-wise Population - Thenthamaraikulam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thenthamaraikulam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 51 24 27
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Thenthamaraikulam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thenthamaraikulam is 7,951 which is 66.97% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thenthamaraikulam is 131 which is 1.1% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thenthamaraikulam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,951 (66.97%) 3,968 3,983
Muslim 131 (1.1%) 60 71
Christian 3,782 (31.86%) 1,860 1,922
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.07%) 3 5

Literacy Rate - Thenthamaraikulam

The total literacy rate of Thenthamaraikulam was 94.1% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 10,131 literates, males were 5,126 while females were 5,005. Also the male literacy rate was 95.85% and the female literacy rate was 92.38% in Thenthamaraikulam.

  Thenthamaraikulam Tamil Nadu
Female 92.38% 73.44%
Male 95.85% 86.77%
Total 94.1% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thenthamaraikulam

The Sex Ratio of Thenthamaraikulam is 1,015. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,015 females in Thenthamaraikulam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,037 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,015 ) of Thenthamaraikulam.

Child Population - Thenthamaraikulam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,106 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thenthamaraikulam. Out of which 543 were male while 563 were female.

Working Population - Thenthamaraikulam

In Thenthamaraikulam Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,618 were engaged in work activities. 72% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,618 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 397 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,324 2,679 645
Cultivators 114 108 6
Agriculture Labourer 397 378 19
Household Industries 150 53 97
Other Workers 2,663 2,140 523
Marginal Workers 1,294 717 577
Non Working 7,254 2,495 4,759

Thenthamaraikulam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 567 86.8% 983
2 Ward No - 2 856 79.3% 1,005
3 Ward No - 3 842 88.8% 1,105
4 Ward No - 4 822 83.3% 1,045
5 Ward No - 5 737 88.5% 965
6 Ward No - 6 906 87.6% 928
7 Ward No - 7 832 89.5% 981
8 Ward No - 8 585 86.5% 1,112
9 Ward No - 9 597 88.8% 1,052
10 Ward No - 10 759 87.7% 1,019
11 Ward No - 11 686 85.9% 911
12 Ward No - 12 1,124 77.8% 1,011
13 Ward No - 13 720 86.1% 1,143
14 Ward No - 14 828 87% 976
15 Ward No - 15 1,011 82.1% 1,047

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