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

Thuraiyur is a Municipality city situated in Thuraiyur taluka of Tiruchirappalli district. The Thuraiyur city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,674 families residing in the Thuraiyur city. The total population of Thuraiyur is 32,439 out of which 15,964 are males and 16,475 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thuraiyur is 1,032.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thuraiyur city is 2936 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1493 male children and 1443 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thuraiyur is 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thuraiyur is 86.8%. Thus Thuraiyur has higher literacy rate compared to 83.2% of Tiruchirappalli district. The male literacy rate is 91.8% and the female literacy rate is 82.03% in Thuraiyur.

Thuraiyur Municipality has total administration over 8,674 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.

Thuraiyur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,936 1,493 1,443
Literacy 86.8% 83.2% 74.8%
Scheduled Caste 5,897 2,844 3,053
Scheduled Tribe 193 105 88
Illiterate 6,824 2,680 4,144

Caste-wise Population - Thuraiyur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Thuraiyur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,897 2,844 3,053
Schedule Tribe 193 105 88

Religion-wise Population - Thuraiyur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thuraiyur is 30,933 which is 95.36% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thuraiyur is 1,062 which is 3.27% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thuraiyur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 30,933 (95.36%) 15,242 15,691
Muslim 1,062 (3.27%) 507 555
Christian 423 (1.3%) 204 219
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 17 (0.05%) 9 8

Literacy Rate - Thuraiyur

The total literacy rate of Thuraiyur was 86.82% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 25,615 literates, males were 13,284 while females were 12,331. Also the male literacy rate was 91.8% and the female literacy rate was 82.03% in Thuraiyur.

  Thuraiyur Tamil Nadu
Female 82.03% 73.44%
Male 91.8% 86.77%
Total 86.82% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thuraiyur

The Sex Ratio of Thuraiyur is 1,032. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Thuraiyur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Thuraiyur.

Child Population - Thuraiyur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,936 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thuraiyur. Out of which 1,493 were male while 1,443 were female.

Working Population - Thuraiyur

In Thuraiyur Municipality out of total population, 11,935 were engaged in work activities. 97.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,935 workers engaged in Main Work, 230 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,188 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,601 8,651 2,950
Cultivators 230 180 50
Agriculture Labourer 1,188 595 593
Household Industries 303 163 140
Other Workers 9,880 7,713 2,167
Marginal Workers 334 167 167
Non Working 20,504 7,146 13,358

Thuraiyur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,344 76.5% 1,055
2 Ward No - 2 1,348 80.6% 1,012
3 Ward No - 3 974 85.5% 1,033
4 Ward No - 4 897 82.8% 1,067
5 Ward No - 5 1,104 85.8% 1,011
6 Ward No - 6 1,084 76.2% 1,053
7 Ward No - 7 1,936 71.3% 1,047
8 Ward No - 8 987 46.6% 1,146
9 Ward No - 9 2,246 74.1% 1,029
10 Ward No - 10 1,362 80.5% 971
11 Ward No - 11 1,337 82.3% 1,011
12 Ward No - 12 813 87.7% 922
13 Ward No - 13 923 81.4% 994
14 Ward No - 14 895 86% 1,131
15 Ward No - 15 1,136 84.7% 1,062
16 Ward No - 16 873 83.2% 1,099
17 Ward No - 17 1,299 73% 1,105
18 Ward No - 18 2,068 66% 1,141
19 Ward No - 19 1,912 81.4% 1,160
20 Ward No - 20 1,435 74.1% 1,065
21 Ward No - 21 2,451 86.6% 994
22 Ward No - 22 681 89.4% 1,003
23 Ward No - 23 1,360 86.1% 737
24 Ward No - 24 1,974 85.8% 988

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