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

Virudhunagar is a Municipality city situated in Virudhunagar taluka of Virudhunagar district. The Virudhunagar city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 19,841 families residing in the Virudhunagar city. The total population of Virudhunagar is 72,296 out of which 35,889 are males and 36,407 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Virudhunagar is 1,014.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Virudhunagar city is 6454 which is 9% of the total population. There are 3268 male children and 3186 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Virudhunagar is 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Virudhunagar is 92.5%. Thus Virudhunagar has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 95.76% and the female literacy rate is 89.38% in Virudhunagar.

Population
72,296
Literacy
92.5%
Sex Ratio
1,014

Virudhunagar Municipality has total administration over 19,841 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.

Virudhunagar Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,454 3,268 3,186
Literacy 92.5% 87% 81.6%
Scheduled Caste 5,104 2,485 2,619
Scheduled Tribe 60 27 33
Illiterate 11,367 4,652 6,715

Caste-wise Population - Virudhunagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Virudhunagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,104 2,485 2,619
Schedule Tribe 60 27 33

Religion-wise Population - Virudhunagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Virudhunagar is 61,464 which is 85.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Virudhunagar is 5,587 which is 7.73% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Virudhunagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 61,464 (85.02%) 30,447 31,017
Muslim 5,587 (7.73%) 2,797 2,790
Christian 5,128 (7.09%) 2,588 2,540
Sikh 13 (0.02%) 7 6
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 103 (0.14%) 50 53

Literacy Rate - Virudhunagar

The total literacy rate of Virudhunagar was 92.54% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 60,929 literates, males were 31,237 while females were 29,692. Also the male literacy rate was 95.76% and the female literacy rate was 89.38% in Virudhunagar.

  Virudhunagar Tamil Nadu
Female 89.38% 73.44%
Male 95.76% 86.77%
Total 92.54% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Virudhunagar

The Sex Ratio of Virudhunagar is 1,014. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Virudhunagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Virudhunagar.


Child Population - Virudhunagar

According to Census 2011, there were 6,454 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Virudhunagar. Out of which 3,268 were male while 3,186 were female.


Working Population - Virudhunagar

In Virudhunagar Municipality out of total population, 27,533 were engaged in work activities. 94.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 27,533 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 64 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 26,087 20,690 5,397
Cultivators 54 40 14
Agriculture Labourer 64 42 22
Household Industries 703 275 428
Other Workers 25,266 20,333 4,933
Marginal Workers 1,446 886 560
Non Working 44,763 14,313 30,450

Virudhunagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Virudhunagar is further divided into 36 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,625 80.2% 1,001
2 Ward No - 2 3,939 71.5% 1,013
3 Ward No - 3 2,449 76.1% 934
4 Ward No - 4 3,616 87.7% 942
5 Ward No - 5 1,689 87.6% 1,023
6 Ward No - 6 2,323 88.9% 1,006
7 Ward No - 7 2,363 77.8% 1,091
8 Ward No - 8 1,381 88.7% 1,105
9 Ward No - 9 1,220 89.1% 1,050
10 Ward No - 10 1,532 88% 962
11 Ward No - 11 1,370 85% 1,073
12 Ward No - 12 1,436 84.7% 1,049
13 Ward No - 13 1,236 88.6% 1,020
14 Ward No - 14 1,307 89.9% 1,039
15 Ward No - 15 1,380 91.4% 1,120
16 Ward No - 16 2,749 84.7% 964
17 Ward No - 17 2,805 80.1% 1,014
18 Ward No - 18 1,770 85.2% 995
19 Ward No - 19 1,440 86.7% 1,008
20 Ward No - 20 1,596 77.4% 1,046
21 Ward No - 21 1,021 86.2% 1,097
22 Ward No - 22 2,201 88% 1,044
23 Ward No - 23 2,024 83.1% 998
24 Ward No - 24 1,029 90.4% 1,058
25 Ward No - 25 1,567 83.5% 996
26 Ward No - 26 1,164 87.6% 1,039
27 Ward No - 27 1,182 93.2% 1,085
28 Ward No - 28 1,104 89.2% 1,026
29 Ward No - 29 1,456 90.6% 995
30 Ward No - 30 1,747 89.2% 1,053
31 Ward No - 31 5,360 80.8% 970
32 Ward No - 32 2,522 80.5% 1,011
33 Ward No - 33 2,696 82.8% 1,018
34 Ward No - 34 1,898 88.7% 1,065
35 Ward No - 35 2,751 84.2% 1,015
36 Ward No - 36 2,348 91% 1,002

Map of Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu


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