Population12,45,899Theni
Males6,25,683
Females6,20,216
Literate8,70,080
Population Overview
Total population12,45,899
Males6,25,683
Females6,20,216
Sex ratio991per 1,000 males
Households3,38,112
Literacy
Literate8,70,080
Literate males4,79,403
Literate females3,90,677
Literacy %69.8%
Illiterate3,75,819
Illiterate males1,46,280
Illiterate females2,29,539
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,19,661
Boys 0–661,873
Girls 0–657,788
Child %9.6%
SC / ST
SC population2,58,200
SC males1,29,900
SC females1,28,300
SC %20.7%
ST population1,835
ST males954
ST females881
ST %0.1%
Workers — Total
Total workers5,91,642
Worker males3,68,900
Worker females2,22,742
Work participation %47.5%
Non-workers6,54,257
Non-worker males2,56,783
Non-worker females3,97,474
Workers — Main
Main workers5,30,591
Main males3,38,041
Main females1,92,550
Cultivators36,371
Cultivator males25,309
Cultivator females11,062
Agri labourers2,75,585
Agri labourer males1,47,593
Agri labourer females1,27,992
Household industry12,714
HH industry males6,751
HH industry females5,963
Other workers2,05,921
Other males1,58,388
Other females47,533
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers61,051
Marginal males30,859
Marginal females30,192
Marg. cultivators1,996
Marg. agri labourers39,576
Marg. HH industry2,225
Marg. other17,254
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males1,106
Marg. cultivator females890
Marg. agri lab. males18,529
Marg. agri lab. females21,047
Marg. HH industry males893
Marg. HH industry females1,332
Marg. other males10,331
Marg. other females6,923
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers52,741
3–6 mo males26,961
3–6 mo females25,780
3–6 mo cultivators1,736
3–6 mo cult. males980
3–6 mo cult. females756
3–6 mo agri lab.34,490
3–6 mo agri lab. males16,411
3–6 mo agri lab. females18,079
3–6 mo HH industry1,808
3–6 mo HH ind. males755
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,053
3–6 mo other14,707
3–6 mo other males8,815
3–6 mo other females5,892
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers8,310
0–3 mo males3,898
0–3 mo females4,412
0–3 mo cultivators260
0–3 mo cult. males126
0–3 mo cult. females134
0–3 mo agri lab.5,086
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,118
0–3 mo agri lab. females2,968
0–3 mo HH industry417
0–3 mo HH ind. males138
0–3 mo HH ind. females279
0–3 mo other2,547
0–3 mo other males1,516
0–3 mo other females1,031
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
5 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uthamapalayam | 4,35,069 | 2,17,142 | 2,17,927 | 3,08,152 |
| 2 | Periyakulam | 2,17,358 | 1,09,907 | 1,07,451 | 1,51,321 |
| 3 | Andipatti | 2,12,700 | 1,07,856 | 1,04,844 | 1,36,329 |
| 4 | Theni | 1,99,983 | 1,00,352 | 99,631 | 1,48,172 |
| 5 | Bodinayakanur | 1,80,789 | 90,426 | 90,363 | 1,26,106 |