Thiruthuraipoondi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thiruthuraipoondi is a Municipality city situated in Thiruthuraipoondi taluka of Thiruvarur district. The Thiruthuraipoondi city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,263 families residing in the Thiruthuraipoondi city. The total population of Thiruthuraipoondi is 24,404 out of which 11,985 are males and 12,419 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thiruthuraipoondi is 1,036.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thiruthuraipoondi city is 2324 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1180 male children and 1144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thiruthuraipoondi is 969 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,036).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thiruthuraipoondi is 88.6%. Thus Thiruthuraipoondi has higher literacy rate compared to 82.9% of Thiruvarur district. The male literacy rate is 93% and the female literacy rate is 84.43% in Thiruthuraipoondi.

Thiruthuraipoondi Municipality has total administration over 6,263 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Thiruthuraipoondi Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Thiruthuraipoondi Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 2,324 1,180 1,144
Literacy 88.6% 83.8% 76.7%
Scheduled Caste 7,248 3,548 3,700
Scheduled Tribe 450 209 241
Illiterate 4,835 1,936 2,899

Caste-wise Population - Thiruthuraipoondi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Thiruthuraipoondi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,248 3,548 3,700
Schedule Tribe 450 209 241

Religion-wise Population - Thiruthuraipoondi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thiruthuraipoondi is 22,063 which is 90.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thiruthuraipoondi is 1,552 which is 6.36% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thiruthuraipoondi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,063 (90.41%) 10,829 11,234
Muslim 1,552 (6.36%) 784 768
Christian 755 (3.09%) 356 399
Sikh 9 (0.04%) 4 5
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 22 (0.09%) 11 11

Literacy Rate - Thiruthuraipoondi

The total literacy rate of Thiruthuraipoondi was 88.63% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 19,569 literates, males were 10,049 while females were 9,520. Also the male literacy rate was 93% and the female literacy rate was 84.43% in Thiruthuraipoondi.

  Thiruthuraipoondi Tamil Nadu
Female 84.43% 73.44%
Male 93% 86.77%
Total 88.63% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thiruthuraipoondi

The Sex Ratio of Thiruthuraipoondi is 1,036. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,036 females in Thiruthuraipoondi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,036 ) of Thiruthuraipoondi.

Child Population - Thiruthuraipoondi

According to Census 2011, there were 2,324 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thiruthuraipoondi. Out of which 1,180 were male while 1,144 were female.

Working Population - Thiruthuraipoondi

In Thiruthuraipoondi Municipality out of total population, 9,378 were engaged in work activities. 68.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,378 workers engaged in Main Work, 607 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 885 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,417 5,038 1,379
Cultivators 607 387 220
Agriculture Labourer 885 600 285
Household Industries 92 70 22
Other Workers 4,833 3,981 852
Marginal Workers 2,961 1,773 1,188
Non Working 15,026 5,174 9,852

Thiruthuraipoondi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thiruthuraipoondi is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,041 81.7% 1,037
2 Ward No - 2 1,063 87% 983
3 Ward No - 3 1,091 83% 1,051
4 Ward No - 4 758 86.9% 1,191
5 Ward No - 5 776 87.4% 1,005
6 Ward No - 6 1,765 64% 1,079
7 Ward No - 7 1,010 86.1% 977
8 Ward No - 8 1,198 74.5% 1,143
9 Ward No - 9 866 87.8% 1,052
10 Ward No - 10 510 88.2% 1,073
11 Ward No - 11 544 84.6% 1,030
12 Ward No - 12 833 90.2% 1,109
13 Ward No - 13 729 77.8% 1,065
14 Ward No - 14 495 83.6% 1,012
15 Ward No - 15 1,025 85% 1,092
16 Ward No - 16 1,463 75.1% 964
17 Ward No - 17 1,158 80.6% 1,046
18 Ward No - 18 894 72% 943
19 Ward No - 19 1,444 74.7% 946
20 Ward No - 20 966 83.9% 1,047
21 Ward No - 21 807 72% 1,018
22 Ward No - 22 974 82% 1,008
23 Ward No - 23 1,399 86.2% 1,051
24 Ward No - 24 1,595 77.4% 1,040

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