Narasingapuram, Salem

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.

This article is about a town in Salem district. For other uses, see Narasingapuram.

Narasingapuram
town
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSalem
Government
 • TypeTamil nadu
Population
 (2011)
 • Total23,084
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

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. "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.

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