Devakottai is a Taluk located in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 6 Taluks of Sivaganga district. There are 91 villages and 1 towns in Devakottai Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Devakottai Taluk has 39220 households, population of 157631 of which 79606 are males and 78025 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 14817 which is 9.4% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Devakottai Taluk is around
980 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Devakottai Taluk is 74.01% out of which 80.9% males are literate and 66.98% females are literate. The total area of Devakottai is 609.01 sq.km with population density of 259 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 67.1% of population lives in Urban area and 32.9% lives in Rural area. There are 21.71% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.18% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Devakottai Taluk.
Devakottai Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 157631 | 100% |
Hindu | 133536 | 84.71% |
Christian | 16701 | 10.59% |
Muslim | 6611 | 4.19% |
Religion not stated | 725 | 0.46% |
Jain | 23 | 0.01% |
Buddhist | 17 | 0.01% |
Sikh | 16 | 0.01% |
Other religions and persuasions | 2 | 0% |
Devakottai Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Number of households | 13192 | 26028 |
Total Population | 51865 | 105766 |
Population (%) | 50.46% | 49.48% |
Male Population | 26171 | 53435 |
Female Population | 25694 | 52331 |
Sex Ratio | 982 | 979 |
Literacy (%) | 80.95% | 70.61% |
List of Cities in Devakottai
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List of Villages in Devakottai
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