Tirupathur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Tirupathur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tirupathur taluka of Sivaganga district. The Tirupathur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,431 families residing in the Tirupathur city. The total population of Tirupathur is 25,980 out of which 12,780 are males and 13,200 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tirupathur is 1,033.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tirupathur city is 2626 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1277 male children and 1349 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tirupathur is 1,056 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,033).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tirupathur is 90.1%. Thus Tirupathur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Sivaganga district. The male literacy rate is 94.24% and the female literacy rate is 86.02% in Tirupathur.

Tirupathur Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,431 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.

Tirupathur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,626 1,277 1,349
Literacy 90.1% 84.8% 77.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,020 1,514 1,506
Scheduled Tribe 11 5 6
Illiterate 4,945 1,939 3,006

Caste-wise Population - Tirupathur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Tirupathur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,020 1,514 1,506
Schedule Tribe 11 5 6

Religion-wise Population - Tirupathur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tirupathur is 18,318 which is 70.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tirupathur is 6,537 which is 25.16% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tirupathur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,318 (70.51%) 9,002 9,316
Muslim 6,537 (25.16%) 3,235 3,302
Christian 1,032 (3.97%) 504 528
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 2 4
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 84 (0.32%) 35 49

Literacy Rate - Tirupathur

The total literacy rate of Tirupathur was 90.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 21,035 literates, males were 10,841 while females were 10,194. Also the male literacy rate was 94.24% and the female literacy rate was 86.02% in Tirupathur.

  Tirupathur Tamil Nadu
Female 86.02% 73.44%
Male 94.24% 86.77%
Total 90.07% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tirupathur

The Sex Ratio of Tirupathur is 1,033. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,033 females in Tirupathur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,056 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,033 ) of Tirupathur.

Child Population - Tirupathur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,626 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tirupathur. Out of which 1,277 were male while 1,349 were female.

Working Population - Tirupathur

In Tirupathur Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,389 were engaged in work activities. 77.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,389 workers engaged in Main Work, 124 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 221 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,275 5,959 1,316
Cultivators 124 111 13
Agriculture Labourer 221 181 40
Household Industries 91 46 45
Other Workers 6,839 5,621 1,218
Marginal Workers 2,114 1,294 820
Non Working 16,591 5,527 11,064

Tirupathur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tirupathur is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,262 80.3% 933
2 Ward No - 2 2,992 82.1% 1,028
3 Ward No - 3 1,706 76.8% 972
4 Ward No - 4 1,178 86.1% 1,100
5 Ward No - 5 1,179 81.9% 1,148
6 Ward No - 6 2,037 78.1% 1,089
7 Ward No - 7 911 78.4% 1,119
8 Ward No - 8 1,252 83.4% 1,059
9 Ward No - 9 817 91.1% 1,017
10 Ward No - 10 749 79.6% 1,046
11 Ward No - 11 1,657 80.9% 996
12 Ward No - 12 2,662 74.2% 978
13 Ward No - 13 1,428 82.6% 1,026
14 Ward No - 14 691 86.7% 986
15 Ward No - 15 1,327 83.6% 1,077
16 Ward No - 16 1,522 86.3% 1,074
17 Ward No - 17 864 78.9% 1,077
18 Ward No - 18 1,746 79.5% 995

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