Population13,53,445Ramanathapuram
Males6,82,658
Females6,70,787
Literate9,78,946
Population Overview
Total population13,53,445
Males6,82,658
Females6,70,787
Sex ratio983per 1,000 males
Households3,23,905
Literacy
Literate9,78,946
Literate males5,36,487
Literate females4,42,459
Literacy %72.3%
Illiterate3,74,499
Illiterate males1,46,171
Illiterate females2,28,328
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,40,644
Boys 0–671,705
Girls 0–668,939
Child %10.4%
SC / ST
SC population2,49,008
SC males1,25,015
SC females1,23,993
SC %18.4%
ST population1,105
ST males559
ST females546
ST %0.1%
Workers — Total
Total workers6,02,977
Worker males3,92,751
Worker females2,10,226
Work participation %44.6%
Non-workers7,50,468
Non-worker males2,89,907
Non-worker females4,60,561
Workers — Main
Main workers4,86,150
Main males3,33,342
Main females1,52,808
Cultivators1,49,959
Cultivator males90,038
Cultivator females59,921
Agri labourers1,03,592
Agri labourer males56,539
Agri labourer females47,053
Household industry18,546
HH industry males9,528
HH industry females9,018
Other workers2,14,053
Other males1,77,237
Other females36,816
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,16,827
Marginal males59,409
Marginal females57,418
Marg. cultivators23,808
Marg. agri labourers50,282
Marg. HH industry6,682
Marg. other36,055
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males12,597
Marg. cultivator females11,211
Marg. agri lab. males21,642
Marg. agri lab. females28,640
Marg. HH industry males1,886
Marg. HH industry females4,796
Marg. other males23,284
Marg. other females12,771
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,03,157
3–6 mo males52,493
3–6 mo females50,664
3–6 mo cultivators21,788
3–6 mo cult. males11,539
3–6 mo cult. females10,249
3–6 mo agri lab.44,595
3–6 mo agri lab. males19,247
3–6 mo agri lab. females25,348
3–6 mo HH industry5,536
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,514
3–6 mo HH ind. females4,022
3–6 mo other31,238
3–6 mo other males20,193
3–6 mo other females11,045
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers13,670
0–3 mo males6,916
0–3 mo females6,754
0–3 mo cultivators2,020
0–3 mo cult. males1,058
0–3 mo cult. females962
0–3 mo agri lab.5,687
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,395
0–3 mo agri lab. females3,292
0–3 mo HH industry1,146
0–3 mo HH ind. males372
0–3 mo HH ind. females774
0–3 mo other4,817
0–3 mo other males3,091
0–3 mo other females1,726
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
7 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramanathapuram | 3,99,232 | 2,02,047 | 1,97,185 | 3,03,702 |
| 2 | Paramakudi | 2,65,142 | 1,34,134 | 1,31,008 | 1,93,572 |
| 3 | Tiruvadanai | 2,12,029 | 1,06,094 | 1,05,935 | 1,51,921 |
| 4 | Kadaladi | 1,45,277 | 73,448 | 71,829 | 99,251 |
| 5 | Kamuthi | 1,35,658 | 68,458 | 67,200 | 93,598 |
| 6 | Mudukulathur | 1,13,432 | 56,531 | 56,901 | 75,690 |
| 7 | Rameswaram | 82,675 | 41,946 | 40,729 | 61,212 |