Sattur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Sattur is a Municipality city situated in Sattur taluka of Virudhunagar district. The Sattur city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 8,093 families residing in the Sattur city. The total population of Sattur is 29,398 out of which 14,400 are males and 14,998 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sattur is 1,042.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sattur city is 2691 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1407 male children and 1284 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sattur is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,042).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sattur is 86.8%. Thus Sattur has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 93.03% and the female literacy rate is 80.88% in Sattur.

Population
29,398
Literacy
86.8%
Sex Ratio
1,042

Sattur Municipality has total administration over 8,093 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sattur Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sattur Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 2,691 1,407 1,284
Literacy 86.8% 83.9% 74%
Scheduled Caste 2,257 1,062 1,195
Scheduled Tribe 239 115 124
Illiterate 6,218 2,312 3,906

Caste-wise Population - Sattur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Sattur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,257 1,062 1,195
Schedule Tribe 239 115 124

Religion-wise Population - Sattur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sattur is 26,841 which is 91.3% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sattur is 1,014 which is 3.45% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sattur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,841 (91.3%) 13,220 13,621
Muslim 1,014 (3.45%) 493 521
Christian 1,507 (5.13%) 673 834
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 7 (0.02%) 3 4
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 26 (0.09%) 9 17

Literacy Rate - Sattur

The total literacy rate of Sattur was 86.79% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 23,180 literates, males were 12,088 while females were 11,092. Also the male literacy rate was 93.03% and the female literacy rate was 80.88% in Sattur.

  Sattur Tamil Nadu
Female 80.88% 73.44%
Male 93.03% 86.77%
Total 86.79% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sattur

The Sex Ratio of Sattur is 1,042. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,042 females in Sattur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,042 ) of Sattur.


Child Population - Sattur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,691 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sattur. Out of which 1,407 were male while 1,284 were female.


Working Population - Sattur

In Sattur Municipality out of total population, 13,065 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,065 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,726 8,338 4,388
Cultivators 24 18 6
Agriculture Labourer 42 26 16
Household Industries 267 119 148
Other Workers 12,393 8,175 4,218
Marginal Workers 339 166 173
Non Working 16,333 5,896 10,437

Sattur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sattur is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,796 77.9% 1,040
2 Ward No - 2 747 77.8% 981
3 Ward No - 3 1,603 84.7% 1,027
4 Ward No - 4 1,050 79.3% 974
5 Ward No - 5 1,224 78.3% 1,075
6 Ward No - 6 1,052 80.9% 945
7 Ward No - 7 1,946 78.1% 931
8 Ward No - 8 3,242 63.8% 1,005
9 Ward No - 9 1,109 78.1% 1,039
10 Ward No - 10 1,044 85.5% 959
11 Ward No - 11 839 81.6% 1,017
12 Ward No - 12 853 81.9% 1,170
13 Ward No - 13 1,031 80.3% 1,091
14 Ward No - 14 1,153 83.7% 1,745
15 Ward No - 15 678 90.7% 994
16 Ward No - 16 903 82.4% 1,029
17 Ward No - 17 712 79.8% 1,088
18 Ward No - 18 1,340 84.4% 1,030
19 Ward No - 19 635 87.7% 1,138
20 Ward No - 20 805 84.8% 1,054
21 Ward No - 21 811 67.6% 978
22 Ward No - 22 963 83.9% 1,071
23 Ward No - 23 1,260 79.5% 921
24 Ward No - 24 602 76.9% 1,165

Map of Sattur, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu


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