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Anaiyur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Anaiyur is a Census Town city situated in Sivakasi taluka of Virudhunagar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,884 families residing in the Anaiyur city. The total population of Anaiyur is 24,436 out of which 12,060 are males and 12,376 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Anaiyur is 1,026.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Anaiyur city is 2620 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1349 male children and 1271 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Anaiyur is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,026).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Anaiyur is 80.1%. Thus Anaiyur has lower literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 87.24% and the female literacy rate is 73.17% in Anaiyur.

Anaiyur Census Town has total administration over 6,884 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Anaiyur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Anaiyur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,620 1,349 1,271
Literacy 80.1% 77.5% 65.7%
Scheduled Caste 2,142 1,047 1,095
Scheduled Tribe 8 3 5
Illiterate 6,967 2,716 4,251

Caste-wise Population - Anaiyur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Anaiyur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,142 1,047 1,095
Schedule Tribe 8 3 5

Religion-wise Population - Anaiyur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Anaiyur is 22,988 which is 94.07% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Anaiyur is 514 which is 2.1% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Anaiyur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,988 (94.07%) 11,367 11,621
Muslim 514 (2.1%) 251 263
Christian 921 (3.77%) 435 486
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 11 (0.05%) 6 5

Literacy Rate - Anaiyur

The total literacy rate of Anaiyur was 80.07% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 17,469 literates, males were 9,344 while females were 8,125. Also the male literacy rate was 87.24% and the female literacy rate was 73.17% in Anaiyur.

  Anaiyur Tamil Nadu
Female 73.17% 73.44%
Male 87.24% 86.77%
Total 80.07% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Anaiyur

The Sex Ratio of Anaiyur is 1,026. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Anaiyur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Anaiyur.

Child Population - Anaiyur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,620 children between age 0 to 6 years in Anaiyur. Out of which 1,349 were male while 1,271 were female.

Working Population - Anaiyur

In Anaiyur Census Town out of total population, 11,510 were engaged in work activities. 93% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,510 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 118 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,702 6,745 3,957
Cultivators 50 33 17
Agriculture Labourer 118 61 57
Household Industries 183 85 98
Other Workers 10,351 6,566 3,785
Marginal Workers 808 471 337
Non Working 12,926 4,844 8,082

Anaiyur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Anaiyur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 24,436 71.5% 1,026

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