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

Thiruvarur is a Municipality city situated in Thiruvarur taluka of Thiruvarur district. The Thiruvarur city is divided into 30 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 14,997 families residing in the Thiruvarur city. The total population of Thiruvarur is 58,301 out of which 28,397 are males and 29,904 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thiruvarur is 1,053.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thiruvarur city is 5779 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2888 male children and 2891 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thiruvarur is 1,001 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,053).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thiruvarur is 91%. Thus Thiruvarur has higher literacy rate compared to 82.9% of Thiruvarur district. The male literacy rate is 94.71% and the female literacy rate is 87.53% in Thiruvarur.

Thiruvarur Municipality has total administration over 14,997 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.

Thiruvarur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,779 2,888 2,891
Literacy 91% 85.1% 79.1%
Scheduled Caste 8,368 4,091 4,277
Scheduled Tribe 383 189 194
Illiterate 10,497 4,237 6,260

Caste-wise Population - Thiruvarur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Thiruvarur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,368 4,091 4,277
Schedule Tribe 383 189 194

Religion-wise Population - Thiruvarur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thiruvarur is 49,193 which is 84.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thiruvarur is 8,238 which is 14.13% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thiruvarur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 49,193 (84.38%) 24,166 25,027
Muslim 8,238 (14.13%) 3,831 4,407
Christian 813 (1.39%) 369 444
Sikh 9 (0.02%) 3 6
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Jain 10 (0.02%) 5 5
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 4 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.05%) 17 13

Literacy Rate - Thiruvarur

The total literacy rate of Thiruvarur was 91.02% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 47,804 literates, males were 24,160 while females were 23,644. Also the male literacy rate was 94.71% and the female literacy rate was 87.53% in Thiruvarur.

  Thiruvarur Tamil Nadu
Female 87.53% 73.44%
Male 94.71% 86.77%
Total 91.02% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thiruvarur

The Sex Ratio of Thiruvarur is 1,053. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,053 females in Thiruvarur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,001 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,053 ) of Thiruvarur.

Child Population - Thiruvarur

According to Census 2011, there were 5,779 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thiruvarur. Out of which 2,888 were male while 2,891 were female.

Working Population - Thiruvarur

In Thiruvarur Municipality out of total population, 18,953 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,953 workers engaged in Main Work, 672 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 960 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,546 14,616 2,930
Cultivators 672 619 53
Agriculture Labourer 960 645 315
Household Industries 318 174 144
Other Workers 15,596 13,178 2,418
Marginal Workers 1,407 1,032 375
Non Working 39,348 12,749 26,599

Thiruvarur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thiruvarur is further divided into 30 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,667 85.1% 1,048
2 Ward No - 2 1,988 86.4% 1,008
3 Ward No - 3 1,780 89.4% 1,137
4 Ward No - 4 3,625 87.2% 996
5 Ward No - 5 2,281 84.7% 1,146
6 Ward No - 6 1,974 83.2% 1,104
7 Ward No - 7 2,316 76.8% 1,236
8 Ward No - 8 1,282 82.7% 1,261
9 Ward No - 9 2,102 78.2% 976
10 Ward No - 10 1,543 85.9% 1,134
11 Ward No - 11 2,426 82.8% 1,005
12 Ward No - 12 1,218 87.2% 1,075
13 Ward No - 13 1,543 88.7% 1,004
14 Ward No - 14 1,433 87.6% 1,071
15 Ward No - 15 1,607 87% 1,084
16 Ward No - 16 1,229 85.4% 1,059
17 Ward No - 17 1,706 85.3% 1,055
18 Ward No - 18 1,712 82.5% 1,078
19 Ward No - 19 1,907 77% 1,110
20 Ward No - 20 1,678 81.5% 995
21 Ward No - 21 3,266 74.8% 1,020
22 Ward No - 22 1,957 80.3% 1,009
23 Ward No - 23 2,423 79.4% 1,019
24 Ward No - 24 1,777 71.1% 1,052
25 Ward No - 25 2,367 81.5% 1,011
26 Ward No - 26 2,190 81.8% 1,096
27 Ward No - 27 2,460 83.3% 960
28 Ward No - 28 1,376 81.3% 977
29 Ward No - 29 1,905 80.9% 1,016
30 Ward No - 30 1,563 67.6% 1,078

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