Tenkasi Teshil is a sub district administrative devision in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu India. Tenkasi teshil is one of the teshil of Tirunelveli district Tamil Nadu . In Tenkasi Teshil there are 30 villages and 8 towns. Out of 30 villages in Tenkasi teshil in which Chockampatti is most populated village with population of 18220 and least populated village is Kadayanallur Upper Slopes having population only 0. There are 8 town in Tenkasi sub-district which lies in Tenkasi administrative devision. Most populated town in Tenkasi Teshil is Kadayanallur (M) with population of 90364.
Total population of Tenkasi teshil is 399946 as per Census 2011 Data. Sex ratio in Tenkasi teshil is 1005 per 1000 male. Literacy rate in Tenkasi teshil is 80.02%.
Census Data of Tenkasi Teshil, India --Census 2011
| Population |
Sex Ratio |
Literacy |
|
399946 |
1005 |
80.02%
|
Demographics details of Tenkasi Teshil
The population of Tenkasi sub district is 399946 people, among them about 199442 are male and 200504 are female. Total number of house holds in Tenkasi Teshil is 103380. Total Literates persons are 286203 in which total male literates are 156138 and female literates are 130065. Under the age of six years child population of Tijara tahsil is 42275, among them 21452 are boys and 20823 are girls.
Tenkasi Taluk Census 2011 Data
| Description |
Census 2011 Data |
| Sub District Name | Tenkasi |
| State Name | Tamil Nadu |
| District Name | Tirunelveli |
| Total Population | 399946 |
| Total No of House Holds | 103380 |
| Total Male Population | 199442 |
| Total Female Population | 200504 |
| 0-6 Age group Total Population | 42275 |
| 0-6 Age group Male Population | 21452 |
| 0-6 Age group Male Population | 20823 |
| Total Person Literates | 286203 |
| Total Male Literates | 156138 |
| Total Male Literates | 130065 |
| Total Person Illiterates | 113743 |
| Total Male Illiterates | 43304 |
| Total Male Illiterates | 70439 |
| Scheduled Cast Persons | 73925 |
| Scheduled Cast Males | 36608 |
| Scheduled Cast Females | 37317 |
| Scheduled Tribe Persons | 625 |
| Scheduled Tribe Males | 572 |
| Scheduled Tribe Females | 625 |
Tenkasi Rural/Urban Census 2011 Data
| Description |
Rural |
Urban |
| Total Population |
0 |
41816 |
| Population (%) |
0 % |
10.46 % |
| Male Population |
0 |
19143 |
| Female Population |
0 |
22673 |
| Sex Ratio |
0 |
1184 |
| Child Population (0-6) |
0 |
2251 |
| Child Sex Ratio (0-6) |
0 |
978 |
| Child Percentage (0-6) |
0% |
10.89% |
| Households in |
0 |
7420 |
| Literates |
0 |
36470 |
| Literacy % |
0% |
97.87% |
| Male Literacy |
0% |
98.63% |
| Female Literacy |
0% |
97.25% |
Religon wise cesnus 2011 Data of Tenkasi Teshil
| Religion |
Total Population |
Male Population |
Female Population |
Population % |
Literacy |
| Hindu |
311235 |
154874 |
156361 |
77.82% |
60.81% |
| Muslim |
70327 |
35496 |
34831 |
17.58% |
15.05% |
| Christian |
17921 |
8830 |
9091 |
4.48% |
4.07% |
| Sikh |
27 |
14 |
13 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
| Buddhist |
18 |
13 |
5 |
0% |
0% |
| Jain |
18 |
10 |
8 |
0% |
0% |
| Other religions and persuasions |
9 |
4 |
5 |
0% |
0% |
| Religion not stated |
391 |
201 |
190 |
0.1% |
0.07% |
Workers profile of Tenkasi Teshil
Tenkasi has 186943 population engaged in either main or marginal works out of them 115751 male and 71192 female population are working population. Full time workers in Tenkasi teshil are 166790 and 20153 are marginal (part time) workers.
Tenkasi Working Population ---Census 2011
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total Workers |
186943 |
115751 |
71192 |
| Main Workers |
166790 |
104812 |
61978 |
| Main Workers Cultivators |
11022 |
8628 |
2394 |
| Agriculture Labourer |
41795 |
27860 |
13935 |
| Household Industries |
35151 |
3496 |
31655 |
| Other Workers |
78822 |
64828 |
13994 |
| Marginal Workers |
20153 |
10939 |
9214 |
| Non Working Persons |
213003 |
83691 |
129312 |
List of Town/City of Tenkasi Teshil as per Census 2011
List of Town/City of Tenkasi with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy rate as per the Census 2011 data. Tirunelveli is further divided into number of sub-districts which are administrative divisions in District.
List of villages in Teshil-Tenkasi, District-Tirunelveli , Tamil Nadu as per Census 2011