Sivaganga District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

Sivaganga is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 6 Taluks, 515 villages and 16 towns in Sivaganga district.

As per the Census India 2011, Sivaganga district has 338938 households, population of 1339101 of which 668672 are males and 670429 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 137235 which is 10.25% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Sivaganga district is around 1003 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Sivaganga district is 71.67% out of which 78.71% males are literate and 64.65% females are literate. The total area of Sivaganga is 4233 sq.km with population density of 316 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 69.17% of population lives in Urban area and 30.83% lives in Rural area. There are 17.01% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.06% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sivaganga district.

Sivaganga Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1339101100%
Hindu118607888.57%
Christian754815.64%
Muslim743105.55%
Religion not stated28690.21%
Sikh1500.01%
Jain1090.01%
Buddhist800.01%
Other religions and persuasions240%

Sivaganga Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)176.664056.34
Number of households104425234513
Total Population412845926256
Population (%)50.01%50.1%
Male Population206462462210
Female Population206383464046
Sex Ratio10001004
Literacy (%)80.1%67.91%

List of Taluks in Sivaganga

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Karaikkudi300527599.925011011
Sivaganga2886741110.172601019
Tirupathur275779870.25317995
Manamadurai207223634.91326984
Devakottai157631609.01259980
Ilayangudi109267408.742671024

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Sivaganga Population Facts

Number of Households338938
Population1339101
Male Population668672 (49.93%)
Female Population670429 (50.07%)
Children Population137235
Area4233 km2
Population density/km2316
Sex-ratio1003
Literacy71.67%
Male Literacy78.71%
Female Literacy64.65%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.06%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %17.01%

Map of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu