District of Tamil Nadu

Ramanathapuram: 13.5 lakh people, one story

People
13,53,445
Area
4,104 km²
Literacy
80.72%
Sex ratio
983
Big number13.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 330 to every km².See the numbers →

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RamanathapuramTamil Nadu

The history, places and schemes of Ramanathapuram are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Ramanathapuram in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.5 lakh#25/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area4,104 km²#18/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density330 per km²#29/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio983 females per 1000 males#29/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)961 girls per 1000 boys#4/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate80.72%#14/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy73.52%#14/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population30.3%#23/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

80.7% can read. 983 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.886.8
Female literacy
73.573.4
Scheduled Castes
18.420.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.1
Living in towns
30.348.4

Gender literacy gap: 14.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 77.4%
  • Muslim 15.4%
  • Christian 6.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    54 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6 lakh workers, 44.6% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 28.8%
    • Farm labourers 25.5%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 41.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.874.5
      Latrine at home
      28.938.5
      Tap water
      45.763.7
      LPG / PNG
      24.138.3
      Phone
      60.459.8
      Television
      68.169.4
      Bicycle
      30.136.1
      Two-wheeler
      11.925.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.