Thottiyam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thottiyam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Thottiyam taluka of Tiruchirappalli district. The Thottiyam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,926 families residing in the Thottiyam city. The total population of Thottiyam is 14,909 out of which 7,382 are males and 7,527 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thottiyam is 1,020.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thottiyam city is 1394 which is 9% of the total population. There are 734 male children and 660 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thottiyam is 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,020).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thottiyam is 84.9%. Thus Thottiyam has higher literacy rate compared to 83.2% of Tiruchirappalli district. The male literacy rate is 92.04% and the female literacy rate is 77.98% in Thottiyam.

Thottiyam Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,926 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.

Thottiyam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,394 734 660
Literacy 84.9% 82.9% 71.1%
Scheduled Caste 4,574 2,271 2,303
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 3,435 1,263 2,172

Caste-wise Population - Thottiyam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thottiyam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,574 2,271 2,303
Schedule Tribe 2 2 0

Religion-wise Population - Thottiyam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thottiyam is 14,287 which is 95.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thottiyam is 201 which is 1.35% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thottiyam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,287 (95.83%) 7,078 7,209
Muslim 201 (1.35%) 99 102
Christian 418 (2.8%) 202 216
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Thottiyam

The total literacy rate of Thottiyam was 84.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,474 literates, males were 6,119 while females were 5,355. Also the male literacy rate was 92.04% and the female literacy rate was 77.98% in Thottiyam.

  Thottiyam Tamil Nadu
Female 77.98% 73.44%
Male 92.04% 86.77%
Total 84.9% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thottiyam

The Sex Ratio of Thottiyam is 1,020. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,020 females in Thottiyam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,020 ) of Thottiyam.

Child Population - Thottiyam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,394 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thottiyam. Out of which 734 were male while 660 were female.

Working Population - Thottiyam

In Thottiyam Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,674 were engaged in work activities. 90.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,674 workers engaged in Main Work, 371 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,304 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,043 4,078 1,965
Cultivators 371 319 52
Agriculture Labourer 3,304 2,066 1,238
Household Industries 96 34 62
Other Workers 2,272 1,659 613
Marginal Workers 631 312 319
Non Working 8,235 2,992 5,243

Thottiyam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,303 80.8% 1,023
2 Ward No - 2 1,041 79.8% 968
3 Ward No - 3 878 74% 1,028
4 Ward No - 4 1,716 71% 1,024
5 Ward No - 5 419 80.7% 913
6 Ward No - 6 947 71.3% 1,081
7 Ward No - 7 947 72.8% 1,059
8 Ward No - 8 701 81.3% 1,105
9 Ward No - 9 995 85.2% 970
10 Ward No - 10 1,083 83.2% 1,024
11 Ward No - 11 693 80.1% 1,152
12 Ward No - 12 945 72.3% 1,024
13 Ward No - 13 1,095 77.9% 1,017
14 Ward No - 14 1,035 78.5% 882
15 Ward No - 15 1,111 71.8% 1,061

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