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

Thevur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Sankari taluka of Salem district. The Thevur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,423 families residing in the Thevur city. The total population of Thevur is 8,548 out of which 4,415 are males and 4,133 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thevur is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thevur city is 727 which is 9% of the total population. There are 392 male children and 335 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thevur is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thevur is 65.8%. Thus Thevur has lower literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 76.66% and the female literacy rate is 54.29% in Thevur.

Thevur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,423 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.

Thevur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 727 392 335
Literacy 65.8% 69.9% 49.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,893 984 909
Scheduled Tribe 3 3 0
Illiterate 3,402 1,331 2,071

Caste-wise Population - Thevur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thevur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,893 984 909
Schedule Tribe 3 3 0

Religion-wise Population - Thevur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thevur is 8,237 which is 96.36% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thevur is 11 which is 0.13% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thevur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,237 (96.36%) 4,257 3,980
Muslim 11 (0.13%) 4 7
Christian 295 (3.45%) 150 145
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 4 (0.05%) 3 1

Literacy Rate - Thevur

The total literacy rate of Thevur was 65.8% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,146 literates, males were 3,084 while females were 2,062. Also the male literacy rate was 76.66% and the female literacy rate was 54.29% in Thevur.

  Thevur Tamil Nadu
Female 54.29% 73.44%
Male 76.66% 86.77%
Total 65.8% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thevur

The Sex Ratio of Thevur is 936. Thus per every 1000 men there were 936 females in Thevur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Thevur.

Child Population - Thevur

According to Census 2011, there were 727 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thevur. Out of which 392 were male while 335 were female.

Working Population - Thevur

In Thevur Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,051 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,051 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,258 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,543 2,655 1,888
Cultivators 1,149 581 568
Agriculture Labourer 1,258 621 637
Household Industries 290 112 178
Other Workers 1,846 1,341 505
Marginal Workers 508 214 294
Non Working 3,497 1,546 1,951

Thevur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 478 57.3% 992
2 Ward No - 2 653 61.9% 809
3 Ward No - 3 481 45.3% 988
4 Ward No - 4 474 66.2% 881
5 Ward No - 5 700 67.9% 913
6 Ward No - 6 667 70.8% 890
7 Ward No - 7 596 65.4% 862
8 Ward No - 8 475 52.6% 855
9 Ward No - 9 658 53.3% 907
10 Ward No - 10 732 67.6% 978
11 Ward No - 11 716 58.4% 946
12 Ward No - 12 442 63.6% 1,085
13 Ward No - 13 539 51.2% 946
14 Ward No - 14 425 56.5% 1,104
15 Ward No - 15 512 56.2% 1,040

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