Thoothukkudi is a Taluk located in Thoothukkudi district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 8 Taluks of Thoothukkudi district. There are 25 villages and 7 towns in Thoothukkudi Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Thoothukkudi Taluk has 122574 households, population of 478328 of which 239342 are males and 238986 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 53393 which is 11.16% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Thoothukkudi Taluk is around
999 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Thoothukkudi Taluk is 80.81% out of which 83.37% males are literate and 78.25% females are literate. The total area of Thoothukkudi is 361.90 sq.km with population density of 1322 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 13.94% of population lives in Urban area and 86.06% lives in Rural area. There are 14.75% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.21% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Thoothukkudi Taluk.
Thoothukkudi Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 478328 | 100% |
| Hindu | 342962 | 71.7% |
| Christian | 117817 | 24.63% |
| Muslim | 16472 | 3.44% |
| Religion not stated | 800 | 0.17% |
| Buddhist | 133 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 92 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 32 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 20 | 0% |
Thoothukkudi Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 105077 | 17497 |
| Total Population | 411628 | 66700 |
| Population (%) | 50.03% | 49.95% |
| Male Population | 205958 | 33384 |
| Female Population | 205670 | 33316 |
| Sex Ratio | 999 | 998 |
| Literacy (%) | 81.43% | 76.97% |
List of Cities in Thoothukkudi
Check out complete list of all town cities of Thoothukkudi in Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu
List of Villages in Thoothukkudi
Check out complete list of all villages of Thoothukkudi in Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu
Share your suggestions, thoughts
