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

Therur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Agastheeswaram taluka of Kanniyakumari district. The Therur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,148 families residing in the Therur city. The total population of Therur is 7,615 out of which 3,762 are males and 3,853 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Therur is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Therur city is 629 which is 8% of the total population. There are 312 male children and 317 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Therur is 1,016 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,024).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Therur is 94.6%. Thus Therur has higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 97.13% and the female literacy rate is 92.11% in Therur.

Therur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,148 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.

Therur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 629 312 317
Literacy 94.6% 89.1% 84.5%
Scheduled Caste 2,334 1,179 1,155
Scheduled Tribe 69 32 37
Illiterate 1,007 411 596

Caste-wise Population - Therur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Therur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,334 1,179 1,155
Schedule Tribe 69 32 37

Religion-wise Population - Therur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Therur is 6,829 which is 89.68% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Therur is 17 which is 0.22% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Therur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,829 (89.68%) 3,375 3,454
Muslim 17 (0.22%) 9 8
Christian 759 (9.97%) 372 387
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 2 (0.03%) 0 2
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.08%) 4 2

Literacy Rate - Therur

The total literacy rate of Therur was 94.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,608 literates, males were 3,351 while females were 3,257. Also the male literacy rate was 97.13% and the female literacy rate was 92.11% in Therur.

  Therur Tamil Nadu
Female 92.11% 73.44%
Male 97.13% 86.77%
Total 94.59% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Therur

The Sex Ratio of Therur is 1,024. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,024 females in Therur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,016 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,024 ) of Therur.

Child Population - Therur

According to Census 2011, there were 629 children between age 0 to 6 years in Therur. Out of which 312 were male while 317 were female.

Working Population - Therur

In Therur Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,308 were engaged in work activities. 76.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,308 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 644 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,540 1,886 654
Cultivators 48 47 1
Agriculture Labourer 644 424 220
Household Industries 166 33 133
Other Workers 1,682 1,382 300
Marginal Workers 768 396 372
Non Working 4,307 1,480 2,827

Therur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 389 81.7% 965
2 Ward No - 2 512 90.4% 1,024
3 Ward No - 3 267 90.6% 1,102
4 Ward No - 4 272 89.7% 1,030
5 Ward No - 5 212 85.4% 981
6 Ward No - 6 373 89% 1,016
7 Ward No - 7 1,007 87.3% 982
8 Ward No - 8 623 92% 1,049
9 Ward No - 9 550 80.7% 1,037
10 Ward No - 10 792 79.9% 1,041
11 Ward No - 11 575 88.3% 997
12 Ward No - 12 755 88.1% 1,063
13 Ward No - 13 381 91.3% 1,153
14 Ward No - 14 410 82.9% 1,000
15 Ward No - 15 497 88.1% 972

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