Uthamapalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Theni, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Uthamapalayam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Uthamapalayam taluka of Theni district. The Uthamapalayam city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,508 families residing in the Uthamapalayam city. The total population of Uthamapalayam is 29,050 out of which 14,463 are males and 14,587 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Uthamapalayam is 1,009.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uthamapalayam city is 2977 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1537 male children and 1440 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uthamapalayam is 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,009).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Uthamapalayam is 85.6%. Thus Uthamapalayam has higher literacy rate compared to 77.3% of Theni district. The male literacy rate is 90.14% and the female literacy rate is 81.05% in Uthamapalayam.

Uthamapalayam Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,508 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.

Uthamapalayam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,977 1,537 1,440
Literacy 85.6% 80.6% 73.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,727 1,844 1,883
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 6,742 2,811 3,931

Caste-wise Population - Uthamapalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Uthamapalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,727 1,844 1,883
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Uthamapalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Uthamapalayam is 14,668 which is 50.49% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Uthamapalayam is 9,002 which is 30.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Uthamapalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,668 (50.49%) 7,294 7,374
Muslim 9,002 (30.99%) 4,482 4,520
Christian 5,167 (17.79%) 2,566 2,601
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 4 0
Buddhist 7 (0.02%) 3 4
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 200 (0.69%) 112 88

Literacy Rate - Uthamapalayam

The total literacy rate of Uthamapalayam was 85.56% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 22,308 literates, males were 11,652 while females were 10,656. Also the male literacy rate was 90.14% and the female literacy rate was 81.05% in Uthamapalayam.

  Uthamapalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 81.05% 73.44%
Male 90.14% 86.77%
Total 85.56% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Uthamapalayam

The Sex Ratio of Uthamapalayam is 1,009. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,009 females in Uthamapalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,009 ) of Uthamapalayam.

Child Population - Uthamapalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 2,977 children between age 0 to 6 years in Uthamapalayam. Out of which 1,537 were male while 1,440 were female.

Working Population - Uthamapalayam

In Uthamapalayam Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,709 were engaged in work activities. 96.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,709 workers engaged in Main Work, 452 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,848 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,378 7,807 2,571
Cultivators 452 381 71
Agriculture Labourer 4,848 3,343 1,505
Household Industries 323 229 94
Other Workers 4,755 3,854 901
Marginal Workers 331 191 140
Non Working 18,341 6,465 11,876

Uthamapalayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,695 78.7% 1,030
2 Ward No - 2 2,645 72.6% 968
3 Ward No - 3 1,844 70.5% 996
4 Ward No - 4 4,428 73.8% 972
5 Ward No - 5 2,910 82.7% 1,089
6 Ward No - 6 1,589 84.6% 1,016
7 Ward No - 7 680 74.9% 1,006
8 Ward No - 8 1,376 79.8% 1,060
9 Ward No - 9 1,229 80.6% 1,031
10 Ward No - 10 2,453 73.4% 1,041
11 Ward No - 11 1,218 81.9% 1,033
12 Ward No - 12 470 81.5% 1,026
13 Ward No - 13 1,454 81.9% 946
14 Ward No - 14 1,203 73.9% 877
15 Ward No - 15 717 76.7% 1,066
16 Ward No - 16 1,248 82.6% 1,006
17 Ward No - 17 553 75.4% 982
18 Ward No - 18 1,338 65.5% 1,052

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