District of Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur: 24.1 lakh people, one story

People
24,05,890
Area
3,411 km²
Literacy
82.64%
Sex ratio
1,035
Top 3 in Tamil NaduSex ratio: 1,035 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Big number24.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 705 to every km².See the numbers →

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ThanjavurTamil Nadu

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

Thanjavur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population24.1 lakh#14/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area3,411 km²#22/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density705 per km²#7/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio1,035 females per 1000 males#2/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)957 girls per 1000 boys#11/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate82.64%#12/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy76.50%#12/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population35.4%#20/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

82.6% can read. 1,035 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.086.8
Female literacy
76.573.4
Scheduled Castes
18.920.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.1
Living in towns
35.448.4

Gender literacy gap: 12.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.3%
  • Muslim 7.9%
  • Christian 5.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    56 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.7 lakh workers, 40.5% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 13.3%
    • Farm labourers 42.6%
    • Household industry 3.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 40.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 74% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      73.774.5
      Latrine at home
      36.238.5
      Tap water
      66.463.7
      LPG / PNG
      29.638.3
      Phone
      59.359.8
      Television
      69.469.4
      Bicycle
      45.636.1
      Two-wheeler
      21.525.8

      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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