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Ariyur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ariyur is a Census Town city situated in Vellore taluka of Vellore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,730 families residing in the Ariyur city. The total population of Ariyur is 7,251 out of which 3,570 are males and 3,681 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ariyur is 1,031.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ariyur city is 808 which is 11% of the total population. There are 423 male children and 385 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ariyur is 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,031).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ariyur is 84.2%. Thus Ariyur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 89.51% and the female literacy rate is 79.07% in Ariyur.

Ariyur Census Town has total administration over 1,730 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.

Ariyur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 808 423 385
Literacy 84.2% 78.9% 70.8%
Scheduled Caste 3,568 1,750 1,818
Scheduled Tribe 65 36 29
Illiterate 1,828 753 1,075

Caste-wise Population - Ariyur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Ariyur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,568 1,750 1,818
Schedule Tribe 65 36 29

Religion-wise Population - Ariyur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ariyur is 6,136 which is 84.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ariyur is 915 which is 12.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ariyur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,136 (84.62%) 3,030 3,106
Muslim 915 (12.62%) 439 476
Christian 191 (2.63%) 99 92
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 8 (0.11%) 1 7
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Ariyur

The total literacy rate of Ariyur was 84.17% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 5,423 literates, males were 2,817 while females were 2,606. Also the male literacy rate was 89.51% and the female literacy rate was 79.07% in Ariyur.

  Ariyur Tamil Nadu
Female 79.07% 73.44%
Male 89.51% 86.77%
Total 84.17% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ariyur

The Sex Ratio of Ariyur is 1,031. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,031 females in Ariyur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,031 ) of Ariyur.

Child Population - Ariyur

According to Census 2011, there were 808 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ariyur. Out of which 423 were male while 385 were female.

Working Population - Ariyur

In Ariyur Census Town out of total population, 2,855 were engaged in work activities. 69.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,855 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,980 1,529 451
Cultivators 39 29 10
Agriculture Labourer 90 75 15
Household Industries 124 64 60
Other Workers 1,727 1,361 366
Marginal Workers 875 531 344
Non Working 4,396 1,510 2,886

Ariyur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,251 74.8% 1,031

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