Thorapadi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Thorapadi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Panruti taluka of Cuddalore district. The Thorapadi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,882 families residing in the Thorapadi city. The total population of Thorapadi is 7,659 out of which 3,911 are males and 3,748 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thorapadi is 958.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Thorapadi city is 794 which is 10% of the total population. There are 430 male children and 364 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thorapadi is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thorapadi is 78.4%. Thus Thorapadi has a higher literacy rate compared to 78% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 85.64% and the female literacy rate is 70.89% in Thorapadi.

Population
7,659
Literacy
78.4%
Sex Ratio
958

Thorapadi Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,882 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.

Thorapadi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 794 430 364
Literacy 78.4% 76.2% 64%
Scheduled Caste 1,232 632 600
Scheduled Tribe 55 23 32
Illiterate 2,279 930 1,349

Caste-wise Population - Thorapadi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Thorapadi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,232 632 600
Schedule Tribe 55 23 32

Religion-wise Population - Thorapadi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thorapadi is 7,425 which is 96.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thorapadi is 148 which is 1.93% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Thorapadi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,425 (96.94%) 3,797 3,628
Muslim 148 (1.93%) 70 78
Christian 66 (0.86%) 33 33
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 18 (0.24%) 10 8

Literacy Rate - Thorapadi

The total literacy rate of Thorapadi was 78.37% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,380 literates, males were 2,981 while females were 2,399. Also the male literacy rate was 85.64% and the female literacy rate was 70.89% in Thorapadi.

  Thorapadi Tamil Nadu
Female 70.89% 73.44%
Male 85.64% 86.77%
Total 78.37% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Thorapadi

The Sex Ratio of Thorapadi is 958. Thus per every 1000 men there were 958 females in Thorapadi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Thorapadi.


Child Population - Thorapadi

According to Census 2011, there were 794 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Thorapadi. Out of which 430 were male while 364 were female.


Working Population - Thorapadi

In Thorapadi Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,073 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,073 workers engaged in Main Work, 127 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 423 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,540 2,000 540
Cultivators 127 100 27
Agriculture Labourer 423 232 191
Household Industries 154 108 46
Other Workers 1,836 1,560 276
Marginal Workers 533 257 276
Non Working 4,586 1,654 2,932

Thorapadi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 724 67% 973
2 Ward No - 2 473 79.1% 963
3 Ward No - 3 667 63.9% 1,034
4 Ward No - 4 867 54.9% 998
5 Ward No - 5 568 71.8% 945
6 Ward No - 6 330 87.6% 976
7 Ward No - 7 375 80.3% 913
8 Ward No - 8 1,025 58% 983
9 Ward No - 9 494 59.7% 915
10 Ward No - 10 485 79.6% 858
11 Ward No - 11 375 79.5% 1,038
12 Ward No - 12 292 78.1% 825
13 Ward No - 13 445 81.6% 996
14 Ward No - 14 246 89% 922
15 Ward No - 15 293 81.2% 890

Map of Thorapadi, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu


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