Thirumayam Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu

Thirumayam Taluka of Pudukkottai district has a total population of 158,860 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 79,002 are males while 79,858 are females. In 2011 there were a total 39,293 families residing in Thirumayam Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Thirumayam Taluka is 1,011.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5.6% people live in Urban areas while 94.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79% while that in rural areas is 74.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Thirumayam Taluka is 1,004 while that of Rural areas is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thirumayam Taluka is 16584 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8415 male children and 8169 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thirumayam Taluka is 971 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Thirumayam Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Thirumayam Taluka is 75.17%. The male literacy rate is 75.76% and the female literacy rate is 58.98% in Thirumayam Taluka.

Population
158,860
Literacy
75.17%
Sex Ratio
1,011

To facilitate the administration, Thirumayam Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 81 villages.

Thirumayam Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Thirumayam Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,584 8,415 8,169
Literacy 75.17% 75.76% 58.98%
Scheduled Caste 29,567 14,735 14,832
Scheduled Tribe 112 47 65
Illiterate 51,909 19,151 32,758

Caste-wise Population - Thirumayam Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Thirumayam Taluka of Tamil Nadu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,567 14,735 14,832
Schedule Tribe 112 47 65

Religion-wise Population - Thirumayam Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 149,535 (94.13%) 74,358 75,177
Muslim 3,688 (2.32%) 1,811 1,877
Christian 5,550 (3.49%) 2,790 2,760
Sikh 9 (0.01%) 5 4
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 4 (0%) 1 3
Other Religion 12 (0.01%) 4 8
No Religion Specified 60 (0.04%) 32 28

Literacy Rate - Thirumayam Taluka

Average literacy rate of Thirumayam Taluka in 2011 were 75.17% in which, male and female literacy were 84.79% and 65.7% respectively. Total literate in Thirumayam Taluka were 106,951 of which male and female were 59,851 and 47,100 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Thirumayam Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Thirumayam Taluka is 1,011 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Thirumayam Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Thirumayam Taluka.


Child Population - Thirumayam Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 16,584 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thirumayam Taluka. Out of which 8,415 were male while 8,169 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Thirumayam Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,184 families under Thirumayam Taluka living in urban areas while 2,184 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5.6% of total population of Thirumayam Taluka lives in Urban areas while 94.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 890 while that in rural regions is 15,694.

Total Urban Rural
Population 158,860 8,948 149,912
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,584 890 15,694
Schedule Caste 29,567 658 28,909
Schedule Tribe 112 0 112
Literacy 75.17% 78.98% 74.94%
Sex Ratio 1,011 1,004 1,011

Working Population - Thirumayam Taluka

In Thirumayam Taluka out of total population, 72,081 were engaged in work activities. 77.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 72,081 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,000 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20,044 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 55,713 37,994 17,719
Cultivators 18,000 12,702 5,298
Agriculture Labourer 20,044 11,558 8,486
Household Industries 843 552 291
Other Workers 16,826 13,182 3,644
Marginal Workers 16,368 8,425 7,943
Non Working 86,779 32,583 54,196

Nearby Talukas from Thirumayam Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Thirumayam Taluka in Pudukkottai district.


Thirumayam Taluka Map


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