Gingee Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Gingee is a Town Panchayat city situated in Gingee taluka of Viluppuram district. The Gingee city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 6,259 families residing in the Gingee city. The total population of Gingee is 27,045 out of which 13,696 are males and 13,349 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gingee is 975.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gingee city is 2893 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1470 male children and 1423 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gingee is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gingee is 85.6%. Thus Gingee has a higher literacy rate compared to 71.9% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 90.58% and the female literacy rate is 80.49% in Gingee.

Population
27,045
Literacy
85.6%
Sex Ratio
975

Gingee Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,259 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gingee Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,893 1,470 1,423
Literacy 85.6% 80.9% 71.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,365 2,740 2,625
Scheduled Tribe 303 143 160
Illiterate 6,372 2,622 3,750

Caste-wise Population - Gingee

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Gingee.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,365 2,740 2,625
Schedule Tribe 303 143 160

Religion-wise Population - Gingee

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gingee is 20,201 which is 74.69% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gingee is 5,044 which is 18.65% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Gingee as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,201 (74.69%) 10,239 9,962
Muslim 5,044 (18.65%) 2,567 2,477
Christian 1,678 (6.2%) 833 845
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 35 (0.13%) 17 18
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 83 (0.31%) 37 46

Literacy Rate - Gingee

The total literacy rate of Gingee was 85.6% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 20,673 literates, males were 11,074 while females were 9,599. Also the male literacy rate was 90.58% and the female literacy rate was 80.49% in Gingee.

  Gingee Tamil Nadu
Female 80.49% 73.44%
Male 90.58% 86.77%
Total 85.6% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Gingee

The Sex Ratio of Gingee is 975. Thus per every 1000 men there were 975 females in Gingee. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Gingee.


Child Population - Gingee

According to Census 2011, there were 2,893 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Gingee. Out of which 1,470 were male while 1,423 were female.


Working Population - Gingee

In Gingee Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,936 were engaged in work activities. 66.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,936 workers engaged in Main Work, 487 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 650 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,272 5,249 2,023
Cultivators 487 314 173
Agriculture Labourer 650 385 265
Household Industries 414 159 255
Other Workers 5,721 4,391 1,330
Marginal Workers 3,664 2,129 1,535
Non Working 16,109 6,318 9,791

Gingee Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,277 70.5% 980
2 Ward No - 2 1,803 65.3% 994
3 Ward No - 3 3,009 83.4% 940
4 Ward No - 4 1,174 74.9% 1,063
5 Ward No - 5 1,640 80.4% 1,068
6 Ward No - 6 1,641 85.3% 888
7 Ward No - 7 1,021 82.2% 990
8 Ward No - 8 1,431 75.1% 1,010
9 Ward No - 9 1,387 85.7% 984
10 Ward No - 10 1,375 82.9% 897
11 Ward No - 11 2,175 70.8% 1,021
12 Ward No - 12 998 79.8% 883
13 Ward No - 13 1,914 79% 981
14 Ward No - 14 1,318 54.7% 1,034
15 Ward No - 15 1,463 79.9% 917
16 Ward No - 16 1,373 73.8% 973
17 Ward No - 17 1,024 71% 981
18 Ward No - 18 1,022 75.4% 965

Map of Gingee, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu


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