Veeraganur ((TP) Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Veeraganur ((TP) is a Town Panchayat city situated in Gangavalli taluka of Salem district. The Veeraganur ((TP) city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,139 families residing in the Veeraganur ((TP) city. The total population of Veeraganur ((TP) is 11,624 out of which 5,736 are males and 5,888 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Veeraganur ((TP) is 1,026.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Veeraganur ((TP) city is 1216 which is 10% of the total population. There are 616 male children and 600 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Veeraganur ((TP) is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,026).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Veeraganur ((TP) is 72.9%. Thus Veeraganur ((TP) has higher literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 80.61% and the female literacy rate is 65.51% in Veeraganur ((TP).

Veeraganur ((TP) Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,139 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.

Veeraganur ((TP) Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Veeraganur ((TP) Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,216 616 600
Literacy 72.9% 71.9% 58.8%
Scheduled Caste 3,852 1,914 1,938
Scheduled Tribe 183 99 84
Illiterate 4,033 1,609 2,424

Caste-wise Population - Veeraganur ((TP)

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Veeraganur ((TP).

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,852 1,914 1,938
Schedule Tribe 183 99 84

Religion-wise Population - Veeraganur ((TP)

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Veeraganur ((TP) is 11,125 which is 95.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Veeraganur ((TP) is 390 which is 3.36% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Veeraganur ((TP) as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,125 (95.71%) 5,501 5,624
Muslim 390 (3.36%) 182 208
Christian 105 (0.9%) 52 53
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.03%) 1 2

Literacy Rate - Veeraganur ((TP)

The total literacy rate of Veeraganur ((TP) was 72.93% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,591 literates, males were 4,127 while females were 3,464. Also the male literacy rate was 80.61% and the female literacy rate was 65.51% in Veeraganur ((TP).

  Veeraganur ((TP) Tamil Nadu
Female 65.51% 73.44%
Male 80.61% 86.77%
Total 72.93% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Veeraganur ((TP)

The Sex Ratio of Veeraganur ((TP) is 1,026. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Veeraganur ((TP). Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Veeraganur ((TP).

Child Population - Veeraganur ((TP)

According to Census 2011, there were 1,216 children between age 0 to 6 years in Veeraganur ((TP). Out of which 616 were male while 600 were female.

Working Population - Veeraganur ((TP)

In Veeraganur ((TP) Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,095 were engaged in work activities. 91.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,095 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,215 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,023 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,588 3,169 2,419
Cultivators 1,215 738 477
Agriculture Labourer 3,023 1,414 1,609
Household Industries 77 49 28
Other Workers 1,273 968 305
Marginal Workers 507 264 243
Non Working 5,529 2,303 3,226

Veeraganur ((TP) Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 927 65.8% 985
2 Ward No - 2 1,025 65.3% 990
3 Ward No - 3 648 66.2% 1,057
4 Ward No - 4 589 79.8% 1,096
5 Ward No - 5 677 68.5% 1,096
6 Ward No - 6 1,074 71.9% 1,030
7 Ward No - 7 803 55.5% 1,028
8 Ward No - 8 560 76.6% 938
9 Ward No - 9 664 68.5% 1,115
10 Ward No - 10 886 66.5% 1,032
11 Ward No - 11 709 59% 1,079
12 Ward No - 12 643 62.4% 1,035
13 Ward No - 13 730 68.4% 1,011
14 Ward No - 14 521 61% 1,059
15 Ward No - 15 1,168 53.3% 953

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