Udangudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Udangudi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tiruchendur taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Udangudi city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,673 families residing in the Udangudi city. The total population of Udangudi is 19,738 out of which 9,855 are males and 9,883 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Udangudi is 1,003.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Udangudi city is 1993 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1034 male children and 959 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Udangudi is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Udangudi is 93.2%. Thus Udangudi has a higher literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 95.08% and the female literacy rate is 91.3% in Udangudi.

Population
19,738
Literacy
93.2%
Sex Ratio
1,003

Udangudi Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,673 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.

Udangudi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,993 1,034 959
Literacy 93.2% 85.1% 82.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,503 732 771
Scheduled Tribe 54 29 25
Illiterate 3,203 1,468 1,735

Caste-wise Population - Udangudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Udangudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,503 732 771
Schedule Tribe 54 29 25

Religion-wise Population - Udangudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Udangudi is 12,974 which is 65.73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Udangudi is 3,948 which is 20% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Udangudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,974 (65.73%) 6,564 6,410
Muslim 3,948 (20%) 1,888 2,060
Christian 2,806 (14.22%) 1,399 1,407
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.03%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Udangudi

The total literacy rate of Udangudi was 93.18% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 16,535 literates, males were 8,387 while females were 8,148. Also the male literacy rate was 95.08% and the female literacy rate was 91.3% in Udangudi.

  Udangudi Tamil Nadu
Female 91.3% 73.44%
Male 95.08% 86.77%
Total 93.18% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Udangudi

The Sex Ratio of Udangudi is 1,003. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Udangudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Udangudi.


Child Population - Udangudi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,993 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Udangudi. Out of which 1,034 were male while 959 were female.


Working Population - Udangudi

In Udangudi Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,843 were engaged in work activities. 91% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,843 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 301 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,227 5,277 950
Cultivators 88 76 12
Agriculture Labourer 301 274 27
Household Industries 177 85 92
Other Workers 5,661 4,842 819
Marginal Workers 616 422 194
Non Working 12,895 4,156 8,739

Udangudi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,229 88.8% 879
2 Ward No - 2 873 84.5% 1,059
3 Ward No - 3 1,179 78.6% 1,058
4 Ward No - 4 775 84.6% 1,039
5 Ward No - 5 1,331 81.1% 1,038
6 Ward No - 6 1,350 86.4% 1,006
7 Ward No - 7 653 85.3% 1,093
8 Ward No - 8 1,696 77.7% 1,024
9 Ward No - 9 723 85.3% 1,025
10 Ward No - 10 1,001 87.4% 947
11 Ward No - 11 1,271 76.7% 1,037
12 Ward No - 12 990 82.7% 941
13 Ward No - 13 934 87.3% 1,066
14 Ward No - 14 1,407 82.9% 894
15 Ward No - 15 993 84.6% 1,022
16 Ward No - 16 1,077 87.5% 973
17 Ward No - 17 1,110 85.5% 996
18 Ward No - 18 1,146 87.7% 1,065

Map of Udangudi, Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu


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