Theni is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 5 Taluks, 98 villages and 28 towns in Theni district.
As per the Census India 2011, Theni district has 338,112 households, population of 1,245,899 of which 625,683 are males and 620,216 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 119,661 which is 9.6% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Theni district is around
991 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Theni district is 69.84% out of which 76.62% males are literate and 62.99% females are literate. The total area of Theni is 2,868 sq.km with population density of 434 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 46.18% of population lives in Urban area and 53.82% lives in Rural area. There are 20.72% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.15% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Theni district.
Theni Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,245,899 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,148,990 | 92.22% |
| Muslim | 56,751 | 4.56% |
| Christian | 37,574 | 3.02% |
| Religion not stated | 2,251 | 0.18% |
| Sikh | 152 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 79 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 74 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 28 | 0% |
Theni Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 297 | 2,571 |
| Number of households | 181,393 | 156,719 |
| Total Population | 670,481 | 575,418 |
| Population (%) | 49.93% | 49.45% |
| Male Population | 334,803 | 290,880 |
| Female Population | 335,678 | 284,538 |
| Sex Ratio | 1003 | 978 |
| Literacy (%) | 73.59% | 65.46% |
List of Taluks in Theni
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