District of Tamil Nadu

Sivaganga: 13.4 lakh people, one story

People
13,39,101
Area
4,233 km²
Literacy
79.85%
Sex ratio
1,003
Lowest in Tamil NaduPopulation density: 316 per km². Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduScheduled Tribes: 0.1 % of people. Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →Big number13.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 316 to every km².See the numbers →

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SivagangaTamil Nadu

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

Sivaganga in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.4 lakh#26/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area4,233 km²#17/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density316 per km²#31/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio1,003 females per 1000 males#15/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#5/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate79.85%#16/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy71.85%#17/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population30.8%#22/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

79.9% can read. 1,003 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.986.8
Female literacy
71.973.4
Scheduled Castes
17.020.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.1
Living in towns
30.848.4

Gender literacy gap: 16.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.6%
  • Muslim 5.5%
  • Christian 5.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    55 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.2 lakh workers, 46.3% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 22.7%
    • Farm labourers 32.2%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 42.7%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.574.5
      Latrine at home
      30.838.5
      Tap water
      52.163.7
      LPG / PNG
      25.238.3
      Phone
      57.259.8
      Television
      67.269.4
      Bicycle
      38.236.1
      Two-wheeler
      20.225.8

      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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