Tenkasi is a Taluk located in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 11 Taluks of Tirunelveli district. There are 30 villages and 8 towns in Tenkasi Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Tenkasi Taluk has 103380 households, population of 399946 of which 199442 are males and 200504 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 42275 which is 10.57% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Tenkasi Taluk is around
1005 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Tenkasi Taluk is 71.56% out of which 78.29% males are literate and 64.87% females are literate. The total area of Tenkasi is 511.59 sq.km with population density of 782 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 42.83% of population lives in Urban area and 57.17% lives in Rural area. There are 18.48% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.3% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Tenkasi Taluk.
Tenkasi Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 399946 | 100% |
| Hindu | 311235 | 77.82% |
| Muslim | 70327 | 17.58% |
| Christian | 17921 | 4.48% |
| Religion not stated | 391 | 0.1% |
| Sikh | 27 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 18 | 0% |
| Buddhist | 18 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 9 | 0% |
Tenkasi 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 | 57403 | 45977 |
| Total Population | 228640 | 171306 |
| Population (%) | 49.95% | 50.25% |
| Male Population | 114210 | 85232 |
| Female Population | 114430 | 86074 |
| Sex Ratio | 1002 | 1010 |
| Literacy (%) | 73.65% | 68.78% |
List of Cities in Tenkasi
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List of Villages in Tenkasi
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