Agastheeswaram Teshil is a sub district administrative devision in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu India. Agastheeswaram teshil is one of the teshil of Kanniyakumari district Tamil Nadu . In Agastheeswaram Teshil there are 20 villages and 21 towns. Out of 20 villages in Agastheeswaram teshil in which Neendakara -B is most populated village with population of 19716 and least populated village is Thekkumalai RF.(West and East) having population only 0. There are 21 town in Agastheeswaram sub-district which lies in Agastheeswaram administrative devision. Most populated town in Agastheeswaram Teshil is Agastheeswaram (TP) with population of 9717.
Total population of Agastheeswaram teshil is 552175 as per Census 2011 Data. Sex ratio in Agastheeswaram teshil is 1027 per 1000 male. Literacy rate in Agastheeswaram teshil is 93.66%.
Census Data of Agastheeswaram Teshil, India --Census 2011
Population |
Sex Ratio |
Literacy |
552175 |
1027 |
93.66%
|
Demographics details of Agastheeswaram Teshil
The population of Agastheeswaram sub district is 552175 people, among them about 272393 are male and 279782 are female. Total number of house holds in Agastheeswaram Teshil is 146942. Total Literates persons are 467766 in which total male literates are 234229 and female literates are 233537. Under the age of six years child population of Tijara tahsil is 52730, among them 26657 are boys and 26073 are girls.
Agastheeswaram Taluk Census 2011 Data
Description |
Census 2011 Data |
Sub District Name | Agastheeswaram |
State Name | Tamil Nadu |
District Name | Kanniyakumari |
Total Population | 552175 |
Total No of House Holds | 146942 |
Total Male Population | 272393 |
Total Female Population | 279782 |
0-6 Age group Total Population | 52730 |
0-6 Age group Male Population | 26657 |
0-6 Age group Male Population | 26073 |
Total Person Literates | 467766 |
Total Male Literates | 234229 |
Total Male Literates | 233537 |
Total Person Illiterates | 84409 |
Total Male Illiterates | 38164 |
Total Male Illiterates | 46245 |
Scheduled Cast Persons | 30512 |
Scheduled Cast Males | 15051 |
Scheduled Cast Females | 15461 |
Scheduled Tribe Persons | 500 |
Scheduled Tribe Males | 466 |
Scheduled Tribe Females | 500 |
Agastheeswaram Rural/Urban Census 2011 Data
Description |
Rural |
Urban |
Total Population |
18823 |
0 |
Population (%) |
3.41 % |
0 % |
Male Population |
9964 |
0 |
Female Population |
8859 |
0 |
Sex Ratio |
889 |
0 |
Child Population (0-6) |
1047 |
0 |
Child Sex Ratio (0-6) |
1002 |
0 |
Child Percentage (0-6) |
11.14% |
0% |
Households in |
5093 |
0 |
Literates |
13916 |
0 |
Literacy % |
83.19% |
0% |
Male Literacy |
87.54% |
0% |
Female Literacy |
78.23% |
0% |
Religon wise cesnus 2011 Data of Agastheeswaram Teshil
Religion |
Total Population |
Male Population |
Female Population |
Population % |
Literacy |
Hindu |
347807 |
173080 |
174727 |
62.99% |
58.72% |
Muslim |
27330 |
13000 |
14330 |
4.95% |
4.66% |
Christian |
176206 |
85920 |
90286 |
31.91% |
30.15% |
Sikh |
48 |
23 |
25 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
Buddhist |
89 |
45 |
44 |
0.02% |
0.01% |
Jain |
57 |
30 |
27 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
Other religions and persuasions |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
Religion not stated |
637 |
295 |
342 |
0.12% |
0.1% |
Workers profile of Agastheeswaram Teshil
Agastheeswaram has 195077 population engaged in either main or marginal works out of them 152154 male and 42923 female population are working population. Full time workers in Agastheeswaram teshil are 168692 and 26385 are marginal (part time) workers.
Agastheeswaram Working Population ---Census 2011
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total Workers |
195077 |
152154 |
42923 |
Main Workers |
168692 |
136951 |
31741 |
Main Workers Cultivators |
3332 |
2925 |
407 |
Agriculture Labourer |
12705 |
10758 |
1947 |
Household Industries |
7072 |
2888 |
4184 |
Other Workers |
145583 |
120380 |
25203 |
Marginal Workers |
26385 |
15203 |
11182 |
Non Working Persons |
357098 |
120239 |
236859 |
List of Town/City of Agastheeswaram Teshil as per Census 2011
List of Town/City of Agastheeswaram with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy rate as per the Census 2011 data. Kanniyakumari is further divided into number of sub-districts which are administrative divisions in District.
List of villages in Teshil-Agastheeswaram, District-Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu as per Census 2011