District of Tamil Nadu

Thiruvarur: 12.6 lakh people, one story

People
12,64,277
Area
2,274 km²
Literacy
82.86%
Sex ratio
1,017
#1 in Tamil NaduScheduled Castes: 34.1 % of people. Rank 1 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Big number12.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 556 to every km².See the numbers →

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ThiruvarurTamil Nadu

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

Thiruvarur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.6 lakh#27/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area2,274 km²#28/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density556 per km²#13/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 555
Sex ratio1,017 females per 1000 males#7/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)958 girls per 1000 boys#10/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate82.86%#11/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 80.09
Female literacy76.72%#11/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 73.44
Urban population20.4%#26/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

82.9% can read. 1,017 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.186.8
Female literacy
76.773.4
Scheduled Castes
34.120.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.21.1
Living in towns
20.448.4

Gender literacy gap: 12.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.6%
  • Muslim 7.6%
  • Christian 2.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.4 lakh workers, 42.7% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 12.9%
    • Farm labourers 54.6%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 30.5%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      74.374.5
      Latrine at home
      31.938.5
      Tap water
      59.963.7
      LPG / PNG
      26.838.3
      Phone
      55.359.8
      Television
      70.469.4
      Bicycle
      46.536.1
      Two-wheeler
      17.925.8

      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.