District of Tamil Nadu
Theni: 12.5 lakh people, one story
- People
- 12,45,899
- Area
- 2,868 km²
- Literacy
- 77.26%
- Sex ratio
- 991
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TheniTamil Nadu
The history, places and schemes of Theni are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.
Theni in 8 numbers
Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts
Population12.5 lakh#28/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area2,868 km²#25/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density434 per km²#19/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio991 females per 1000 males#20/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)934 girls per 1000 boys#23/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate77.26%#20/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy69.46%#20/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population53.8%#9/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4
People & society
77.3% can read. 991 women for every 1000 men.
Society in numbers (%)
Gender literacy gap: 15.6 percentage points
People by religion
- Hindu 92.2%
- Muslim 4.6%
- Christian 3.0%
- Other / not stated 0.2%
Sectors at a glance
60 of every 100 workers live off the land
How people earn a living
5.9 lakh workers, 47.5% of all people
This district
Tamil Nadu
- Cultivators 6.5%
- Farm labourers 53.3%
- Household industry 2.5%
- Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 37.7%
Schemes & development
Only 76% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.
What homes had in 2011 (% of households)
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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Sources
- Census of India 2011: A-01 (area, households), Primary Census Abstract and Houselisting tables, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner
- District boundaries: DataMeet India, Census 2011 districts (CC BY 2.5 IN)
Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.