Tenkasi Taluk Population - Tirunelveli , Tamil Nadu

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 103,380 households, population of 399,946 of which 199,442 are males and 200,504 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 42,275 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 512 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total399,946100%
Hindu311,23577.82%
Muslim70,32717.58%
Christian17,9214.48%
Religion not stated3910.1%
Sikh270.01%
Jain180%
Buddhist180%
Other religions and persuasions90%

Tenkasi Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Number of households57,40345,977
Total Population228,640171,306
Population (%)49.95%50.25%
Male Population114,21085,232
Female Population114,43086,074
Sex Ratio10021010
Literacy (%)73.65%68.78%

List of Cities in Tenkasi

Check out complete list of all town cities of Tenkasi in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu
TownPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Kadayanallur (M)90,36471.8%988
Tenkasi (M)70,54578.49%1020
Sambavar Vadagarai (TP)16,70966.22%1002
Aygudi (TP)15,12969.54%979
Melagaram (TP)14,53580.95%1024
Ilanji (TP)10,28272.73%1004
Sundarapandiapuram (TP)8,98764.87%1001
Courtalam (TP)2,08970.51%1001

List of Villages in Tenkasi

Check out complete list of all villages of Tenkasi in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu
VillagePopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Chockampatti18,22061.9%1006
Kallurani16,69976.57%1026
Avudaiyanoor15,94872.93%998
Kulasekarapatti13,07569.25%1005
Gunaramanallur12,98267.76%994
Thippampatti12,93371.79%1024
Kuthukalvalasai9,91774.13%988
Nainaragaram9,66169.1%1010
Kambaneri Pudukudi8,24267.41%1018
Urmelazhagian5,71969.82%1062
Poygai5,64569.57%977
Boganallur5,55566.52%1017
Melapavoor4,82061.2%1055
Kilankadu4,75467.46%1006
Kasidharmam4,07162.83%952
Kodikurichi3,98462.98%1012
Pattappathu3,26763.12%1032
Idaikal3,05469.61%991
Courtallam3,02669.33%1080
Sillaraipuravu2,16856.92%1004
Mathalamparai2,14572.31%1022
Pattakurichi1,76064.94%1023
Tiruchitrambalam1,73159.21%992
Ayiraperi1,20577.1%907
Kanagasabapathiperi72154.79%1072
Courtallam Slopes R.F.450%3000
Krishnapuram R.F.000
Vairavankulam R.F.000
Kadayanallur Upper Slopes000
Minadiseri000

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Tenkasi Population Facts

Number of Households103,380
Population399,946
Male Population199,442 (49.87%)
Female Population200,504 (50.13%)
Children Population42,275
Area512 km2
Population density/km2782
Sex-ratio1005
Literacy71.56%
Male Literacy78.29%
Female Literacy64.87%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.3%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %18.48%

Map of Tenkasi, Tirunelveli , Tamil Nadu