Minorities Have Higher Sex Ratio in TN:
In the case of Sikh, Buddhist and Jain communities in Tamil Nadu, the male population outnumbered the female population.
COIMBATORE: Data on religious affiliation of Indians as per Census 2011 shows that females outnumber males among Muslims and Christians in Tamil Nadu, while the male count is on the higher side among Hindus. At the national-level, among Christians, there are more females than males.
Of the 7.21 crore population in Tamil Nadu, males accounted for 3.61 crore and females 3.6 crore (49.91%). Among the 6.32 crore Hindus in the State, there are 3.17 crore males and 3.14 crore (49.81%) females.
Of the 42.29 lakh Muslims in the State, 21.30 lakh (50.37%) were females and 20.99 lakh males. Among the 44.18 lakh Christians, 22.47 lakh (50.85%) were females and 21.71 lakh males.
In the case of Sikh, Buddhist and Jain communities in Tamil Nadu, the male population outnumbered the female population.
Of the 1.89 lakh people in Tamil Nadu who opted not to mention their religion, around one lakh were females and around 89,000 males.