Rameswaram Taluk Population - Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu

Rameswaram is a Taluk located in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 7 Taluks of Ramanathapuram district. There are 1 villages and 1 towns in Rameswaram Taluk.

As per the Census India 2011, Rameswaram Taluk has 19,101 households, population of 82,675 of which 41,946 are males and 40,729 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 9,604 which is 11.62% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Rameswaram Taluk is around 971 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Rameswaram Taluk is 74.04% out of which 77.32% males are literate and 70.66% females are literate. The total area of Rameswaram is 92 sq.km with population density of 895 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 45.74% of population lives in Urban area and 54.26% lives in Rural area. There are 4.3% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.02% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Rameswaram Taluk.

Rameswaram Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total82,675100%
Hindu53,08564.21%
Christian22,70827.47%
Muslim6,4487.8%
Religion not stated4030.49%
Sikh160.02%
Buddhist110.01%
Jain30%
Other religions and persuasions10%

Rameswaram Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Number of households10,5798,522
Total Population44,85637,819
Population (%)50.79%49.33%
Male Population22,78319,163
Female Population22,07318,656
Sex Ratio969974
Literacy (%)73.36%74.84%

List of Cities in Rameswaram

Check out complete list of all town cities of Rameswaram in Rameswaram district, Tamil Nadu
TownPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Rameswaram (M)44,85673.36%969

List of Villages in Rameswaram

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VillagePopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Pamban37,81974.84%974

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Rameswaram Population Facts

Number of Households19,101
Population82,675
Male Population41,946 (50.74%)
Female Population40,729 (49.26%)
Children Population9,604
Area92 km2
Population density/km2895
Sex-ratio971
Literacy74.04%
Male Literacy77.32%
Female Literacy70.66%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.02%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %4.3%

Map of Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu