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

Thoothukkudi is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Thoothukkudi taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Thoothukkudi city is divided into 51 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 60,714 families residing in the Thoothukkudi city. The total population of Thoothukkudi is 237,830 out of which 118,298 are males and 119,532 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thoothukkudi is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thoothukkudi city is 24959 which is 10% of the total population. There are 12684 male children and 12275 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thoothukkudi is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,010).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thoothukkudi is 93.7%. Thus Thoothukkudi has higher literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 95.78% and the female literacy rate is 91.62% in Thoothukkudi.

Thoothukkudi Munciple Corporation has total administration over 60,714 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Thoothukkudi Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Thoothukkudi Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 24,959 12,684 12,275
Literacy 93.7% 85.5% 82.2%
Scheduled Caste 17,649 8,898 8,751
Scheduled Tribe 249 128 121
Illiterate 38,398 17,137 21,261

Caste-wise Population - Thoothukkudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Thoothukkudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,649 8,898 8,751
Schedule Tribe 249 128 121

Religion-wise Population - Thoothukkudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thoothukkudi is 154,523 which is 64.97% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thoothukkudi is 11,284 which is 4.74% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thoothukkudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 154,523 (64.97%) 77,193 77,330
Muslim 11,284 (4.74%) 5,632 5,652
Christian 71,688 (30.14%) 35,328 36,360
Sikh 13 (0.01%) 11 2
Buddhist 63 (0.03%) 25 38
Jain 12 (0.01%) 6 6
Other Religion 9 (0%) 2 7
No Religion Specified 238 (0.1%) 101 137

Literacy Rate - Thoothukkudi

The total literacy rate of Thoothukkudi was 93.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 199,432 literates, males were 101,161 while females were 98,271. Also the male literacy rate was 95.78% and the female literacy rate was 91.62% in Thoothukkudi.

  Thoothukkudi Tamil Nadu
Female 91.62% 73.44%
Male 95.78% 86.77%
Total 93.69% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thoothukkudi

The Sex Ratio of Thoothukkudi is 1,010. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,010 females in Thoothukkudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Thoothukkudi.

Child Population - Thoothukkudi

According to Census 2011, there were 24,959 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thoothukkudi. Out of which 12,684 were male while 12,275 were female.

Working Population - Thoothukkudi

In Thoothukkudi Munciple Corporation out of total population, 83,669 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83,669 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 79,186 65,519 13,667
Cultivators 114 89 25
Agriculture Labourer 154 120 34
Household Industries 1,498 762 736
Other Workers 77,420 64,548 12,872
Marginal Workers 4,483 2,819 1,664
Non Working 154,161 49,960 104,201

Thoothukkudi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thoothukkudi is further divided into 51 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,815 85.3% 973
2 Ward No - 2 4,369 76.3% 978
3 Ward No - 3 3,898 83% 1,014
4 Ward No - 4 3,560 84.3% 1,086
5 Ward No - 5 9,408 80.5% 1,006
6 Ward No - 6 5,568 82% 959
7 Ward No - 7 6,517 83.5% 1,008
8 Ward No - 8 3,998 86.8% 1,048
9 Ward No - 9 1,200 86.8% 1,027
10 Ward No - 10 4,680 82% 1,023
11 Ward No - 11 4,868 83.3% 973
12 Ward No - 12 3,107 79.9% 1,006
13 Ward No - 13 4,853 76.9% 1,020
14 Ward No - 14 5,663 69.9% 1,031
15 Ward No - 15 4,064 82.1% 1,102
16 Ward No - 16 3,724 84.9% 1,098
17 Ward No - 17 4,451 87.6% 1,031
18 Ward No - 18 3,702 89.1% 1,021
19 Ward No - 19 2,789 88.9% 1,009
20 Ward No - 20 7,921 85.6% 975
21 Ward No - 21 3,358 87.9% 1,005
22 Ward No - 22 3,951 90.3% 1,083
23 Ward No - 23 2,560 89.6% 998
24 Ward No - 24 2,548 88.3% 1,070
25 Ward No - 25 3,192 86.1% 1,018
26 Ward No - 26 3,328 86.5% 1,045
27 Ward No - 27 3,499 83.2% 1,053
28 Ward No - 28 3,368 88.8% 1,006
29 Ward No - 29 3,777 90.3% 980
30 Ward No - 30 2,896 89.3% 1,015
31 Ward No - 31 3,140 88.8% 971
32 Ward No - 32 4,312 86.1% 1,059
33 Ward No - 33 4,842 83.8% 1,011
34 Ward No - 34 4,510 80.5% 1,016
35 Ward No - 35 5,996 82.2% 992
36 Ward No - 36 3,740 86.8% 1,017
37 Ward No - 37 2,882 87.4% 1,006
38 Ward No - 38 3,303 85.8% 1,072
39 Ward No - 39 4,922 82.1% 1,018
40 Ward No - 40 3,502 85.5% 949
41 Ward No - 41 9,531 81.8% 997
42 Ward No - 42 10,132 83.2% 977
43 Ward No - 43 4,577 87.9% 1,064
44 Ward No - 44 3,641 83.3% 1,063
45 Ward No - 45 3,337 81.7% 997
46 Ward No - 46 5,027 84.2% 1,029
47 Ward No - 47 7,225 79.1% 961
48 Ward No - 48 3,856 83.8% 1,036
49 Ward No - 49 5,452 87% 999
50 Ward No - 50 5,758 84.4% 952
51 Ward No - 51 9,513 83.5% 1,004

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