Narasingapuram, Salem

This article is about a town in Salem district. For other uses, see Narasingapuram.
Narasingapuram
நரசிங்கபுரம்
town
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Population (2011)
 • Total 23,084
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Narasingapuram is a Municipality in Attur Taluk, Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 23,084.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
  
 93.96%
Muslim
  
 3.76%
Christian
  
 2.14%
Sikh
  
 0.1%
Buddhist
  
 0.0%
Jain
  
 0.0%
Other
  
 0.04%
No religion
  
 0.0%

According to 2011 census, Narasingapuram had a population of 23,084 with a sex-ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[1] A total of 2,230 were under the age of six, constituting 1,122 males and 1,108 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 21.05% and .98% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 74.58%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[1] The town had a total of : 6230 households. There were a total of 9,587 workers, comprising 1,545 cultivators, 2,095 main agricultural labourers, 163 in house hold industries, 5,379 other workers, 405 marginal workers, 7 marginal cultivators, 99 marginal agricultural labourers, 21 marginal workers in household industries and 278 other marginal workers.[2] As per the religious census of 2011, Narasingapuram (M) had 93.96% Hindus, 3.76% Muslims, 2.14% Christians, 0.1% Sikhs, 0.0% Buddhists, 0.0% Jains, 0.04% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Narasingapuram". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

Coordinates: 11°35′53″N 78°34′30″E / 11.59806°N 78.57500°E / 11.59806; 78.57500


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