Tittakudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Tittakudi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tittakudi taluka of Cuddalore district. The Tittakudi city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,552 families residing in the Tittakudi city. The total population of Tittakudi is 22,894 out of which 11,549 are males and 11,345 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tittakudi is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tittakudi city is 2282 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1178 male children and 1104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tittakudi is 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tittakudi is 78.3%. Thus Tittakudi has higher literacy rate compared to 78% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 87.76% and the female literacy rate is 68.68% in Tittakudi.

Tittakudi Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,552 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.

Tittakudi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,282 1,178 1,104
Literacy 78.3% 78.8% 62%
Scheduled Caste 6,302 3,189 3,113
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 6,758 2,447 4,311

Caste-wise Population - Tittakudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Tittakudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,302 3,189 3,113
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2

Religion-wise Population - Tittakudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tittakudi is 22,550 which is 98.5% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tittakudi is 218 which is 0.95% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tittakudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,550 (98.5%) 11,380 11,170
Muslim 218 (0.95%) 115 103
Christian 102 (0.45%) 43 59
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 15 (0.07%) 6 9

Literacy Rate - Tittakudi

The total literacy rate of Tittakudi was 78.28% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 16,136 literates, males were 9,102 while females were 7,034. Also the male literacy rate was 87.76% and the female literacy rate was 68.68% in Tittakudi.

  Tittakudi Tamil Nadu
Female 68.68% 73.44%
Male 87.76% 86.77%
Total 78.28% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tittakudi

The Sex Ratio of Tittakudi is 982. Thus per every 1000 men there were 982 females in Tittakudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Tittakudi.

Child Population - Tittakudi

According to Census 2011, there were 2,282 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tittakudi. Out of which 1,178 were male while 1,104 were female.

Working Population - Tittakudi

In Tittakudi Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,285 were engaged in work activities. 68.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,285 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,075 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,015 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,002 5,073 1,929
Cultivators 1,075 865 210
Agriculture Labourer 2,015 1,198 817
Household Industries 149 90 59
Other Workers 3,763 2,920 843
Marginal Workers 3,283 1,515 1,768
Non Working 12,609 4,961 7,648

Tittakudi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,249 69.7% 992
2 Ward No - 2 724 60.4% 931
3 Ward No - 3 1,575 74.5% 981
4 Ward No - 4 964 71.6% 1,186
5 Ward No - 5 1,027 81.6% 983
6 Ward No - 6 900 79.9% 1,018
7 Ward No - 7 1,632 79.7% 931
8 Ward No - 8 2,478 72.3% 978
9 Ward No - 9 1,584 72.7% 975
10 Ward No - 10 1,048 81% 1,043
11 Ward No - 11 1,194 70.9% 886
12 Ward No - 12 1,567 72.9% 1,030
13 Ward No - 13 1,314 68.5% 950
14 Ward No - 14 1,348 59.1% 968
15 Ward No - 15 1,105 56.5% 1,002
16 Ward No - 16 1,243 67.4% 964
17 Ward No - 17 1,112 61.5% 937
18 Ward No - 18 830 58.1% 1,019

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