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 338,938 households, population of 1,339,101 of which 668,672 are males and 670,429 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 137,235 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 4,233 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
Total1,339,101100%
Hindu1,186,07888.57%
Christian75,4815.64%
Muslim74,3105.55%
Religion not stated2,8690.21%
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)1774,056
Number of households104,425234,513
Total Population412,845926,256
Population (%)50.01%50.1%
Male Population206,462462,210
Female Population206,383464,046
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
Karaikkudi300,5276005011011
Sivaganga288,6741,1102601019
Tirupathur275,779870317995
Manamadurai207,223635326984
Devakottai157,631609259980
Ilayangudi109,2674092671024

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Sivaganga Population Facts

Number of Households338,938
Population1,339,101
Male Population668,672 (49.93%)
Female Population670,429 (50.07%)
Children Population137,235
Area4,233 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