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

Tirukkoyilur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tirukkoyilur taluka of Viluppuram district. The Tirukkoyilur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 6,929 families residing in the Tirukkoyilur city. The total population of Tirukkoyilur is 30,212 out of which 15,051 are males and 15,161 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tirukkoyilur is 1,007.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tirukkoyilur city is 3252 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1697 male children and 1555 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tirukkoyilur is 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tirukkoyilur is 86.7%. Thus Tirukkoyilur has a higher literacy rate compared to 71.9% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 91.98% and the female literacy rate is 81.51% in Tirukkoyilur.

Population
30,212
Literacy
86.7%
Sex Ratio
1,007

Tirukkoyilur Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,929 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.

Tirukkoyilur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,252 1,697 1,555
Literacy 86.7% 81.6% 73.1%
Scheduled Caste 5,125 2,587 2,538
Scheduled Tribe 471 219 252
Illiterate 6,839 2,768 4,071

Caste-wise Population - Tirukkoyilur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Tirukkoyilur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,125 2,587 2,538
Schedule Tribe 471 219 252

Religion-wise Population - Tirukkoyilur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tirukkoyilur is 25,367 which is 83.96% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tirukkoyilur is 2,710 which is 8.97% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Tirukkoyilur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 25,367 (83.96%) 12,756 12,611
Muslim 2,710 (8.97%) 1,283 1,427
Christian 1,731 (5.73%) 821 910
Sikh 20 (0.07%) 9 11
Buddhist 14 (0.05%) 7 7
Jain 178 (0.59%) 92 86
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 192 (0.64%) 83 109

Literacy Rate - Tirukkoyilur

The total literacy rate of Tirukkoyilur was 86.7% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 23,373 literates, males were 12,283 while females were 11,090. Also the male literacy rate was 91.98% and the female literacy rate was 81.51% in Tirukkoyilur.

  Tirukkoyilur Tamil Nadu
Female 81.51% 73.44%
Male 91.98% 86.77%
Total 86.7% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tirukkoyilur

The Sex Ratio of Tirukkoyilur is 1,007. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,007 females in Tirukkoyilur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,007 ) of Tirukkoyilur.


Child Population - Tirukkoyilur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,252 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Tirukkoyilur. Out of which 1,697 were male while 1,555 were female.


Working Population - Tirukkoyilur

In Tirukkoyilur Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,558 were engaged in work activities. 80.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,558 workers engaged in Main Work, 269 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 406 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,510 6,880 1,630
Cultivators 269 237 32
Agriculture Labourer 406 302 104
Household Industries 196 149 47
Other Workers 7,639 6,192 1,447
Marginal Workers 2,048 1,206 842
Non Working 19,654 6,965 12,689

Tirukkoyilur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,985 72.2% 1,121
2 Ward No - 2 1,661 59.3% 929
3 Ward No - 3 874 87.3% 982
4 Ward No - 4 1,651 76.3% 1,001
5 Ward No - 5 4,030 81.8% 1,024
6 Ward No - 6 1,709 78.7% 1,006
7 Ward No - 7 1,302 80.7% 988
8 Ward No - 8 1,074 86.5% 1,000
9 Ward No - 9 1,402 80% 991
10 Ward No - 10 1,500 84.3% 1,033
11 Ward No - 11 1,480 81.7% 945
12 Ward No - 12 1,180 87.8% 1,007
13 Ward No - 13 1,252 78.2% 987
14 Ward No - 14 2,326 74.2% 990
15 Ward No - 15 674 83.1% 1,119
16 Ward No - 16 1,390 73.4% 1,093
17 Ward No - 17 2,140 63% 1,028
18 Ward No - 18 2,582 79.2% 947

Map of Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu


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