Nanjikottai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Nanjikottai is a Census Town city situated in Thanjavur taluka of Thanjavur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 8,433 families residing in the Nanjikottai city. The total population of Nanjikottai is 32,689 out of which 16,111 are males and 16,578 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nanjikottai is 1,029.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Nanjikottai city is 3056 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1585 male children and 1471 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nanjikottai is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,029).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nanjikottai is 94%. Thus Nanjikottai has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Thanjavur district. The male literacy rate is 96.9% and the female literacy rate is 91.12% in Nanjikottai.

Population
32,689
Literacy
94%
Sex Ratio
1,029

Nanjikottai Census Town has total administration over 8,433 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nanjikottai Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,056 1,585 1,471
Literacy 94% 87.4% 83%
Scheduled Caste 4,152 2,057 2,095
Scheduled Tribe 27 12 15
Illiterate 4,847 2,035 2,812

Caste-wise Population - Nanjikottai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Nanjikottai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,152 2,057 2,095
Schedule Tribe 27 12 15

Religion-wise Population - Nanjikottai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nanjikottai is 25,750 which is 78.77% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nanjikottai is 1,517 which is 4.64% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Nanjikottai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 25,750 (78.77%) 12,794 12,956
Muslim 1,517 (4.64%) 719 798
Christian 5,380 (16.46%) 2,578 2,802
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 7 (0.02%) 4 3
Jain 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Other Religion 8 (0.02%) 3 5
No Religion Specified 23 (0.07%) 12 11

Literacy Rate - Nanjikottai

The total literacy rate of Nanjikottai was 93.96% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 27,842 literates, males were 14,076 while females were 13,766. Also the male literacy rate was 96.9% and the female literacy rate was 91.12% in Nanjikottai.

  Nanjikottai Tamil Nadu
Female 91.12% 73.44%
Male 96.9% 86.77%
Total 93.96% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Nanjikottai

The Sex Ratio of Nanjikottai is 1,029. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,029 females in Nanjikottai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,029 ) of Nanjikottai.


Child Population - Nanjikottai

According to Census 2011, there were 3,056 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Nanjikottai. Out of which 1,585 were male while 1,471 were female.


Working Population - Nanjikottai

In Nanjikottai Census Town out of total population, 10,435 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,435 workers engaged in Main Work, 245 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 421 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,471 7,379 2,092
Cultivators 245 220 25
Agriculture Labourer 421 287 134
Household Industries 138 60 78
Other Workers 8,667 6,812 1,855
Marginal Workers 964 618 346
Non Working 22,254 8,114 14,140

Nanjikottai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Nanjikottai is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 32,689 85.2% 1,029

Map of Nanjikottai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu


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