Sivakasi is a Taluk located in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 8 Taluks of Virudhunagar district. There are 42 villages and 10 towns in Sivakasi Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Sivakasi Taluk has 117312 households, population of 426753 of which 211880 are males and 214873 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 45678 which is 10.7% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Sivakasi Taluk is around
1014 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Sivakasi Taluk is 71.59% out of which 77.9% males are literate and 65.36% females are literate. The total area of Sivakasi is 579.25 sq.km with population density of 737 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 37.88% of population lives in Urban area and 62.12% lives in Rural area. There are 18.69% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.12% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sivakasi Taluk.
Sivakasi Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 426753 | 100% |
Hindu | 398080 | 93.28% |
Christian | 17910 | 4.2% |
Muslim | 9579 | 2.24% |
Religion not stated | 1053 | 0.25% |
Jain | 58 | 0.01% |
Sikh | 42 | 0.01% |
Other religions and persuasions | 18 | 0% |
Buddhist | 13 | 0% |
Sivakasi 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 | 72913 | 44399 |
Total Population | 265110 | 161643 |
Population (%) | 49.74% | 50.5% |
Male Population | 131868 | 80012 |
Female Population | 133242 | 81631 |
Sex Ratio | 1010 | 1020 |
Literacy (%) | 74.16% | 67.37% |
List of Cities in Sivakasi
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List of Villages in Sivakasi
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