Appakudal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Appakudal is a Town Panchayat city situated in Bhavani taluka of Erode district. The Appakudal city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,149 families residing in the Appakudal city. The total population of Appakudal is 10,610 out of which 5,309 are males and 5,301 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Appakudal is 998.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Appakudal city is 905 which is 9% of the total population. There are 437 male children and 468 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Appakudal is 1,071 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (998).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Appakudal is 71.7%. Thus Appakudal has a lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 80.77% and the female literacy rate is 62.47% in Appakudal.

Population
10,610
Literacy
71.7%
Sex Ratio
998

Appakudal Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,149 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Appakudal Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 905 437 468
Literacy 71.7% 74.1% 57%
Scheduled Caste 1,124 543 581
Scheduled Tribe 6 3 3
Illiterate 3,656 1,374 2,282

Caste-wise Population - Appakudal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Appakudal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,124 543 581
Schedule Tribe 6 3 3

Religion-wise Population - Appakudal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Appakudal is 10,202 which is 96.15% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Appakudal is 82 which is 0.77% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Appakudal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,202 (96.15%) 5,113 5,089
Muslim 82 (0.77%) 40 42
Christian 278 (2.62%) 139 139
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.03%) 1 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 45 (0.42%) 16 29

Literacy Rate - Appakudal

The total literacy rate of Appakudal was 71.65% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,954 literates, males were 3,935 while females were 3,019. Also the male literacy rate was 80.77% and the female literacy rate was 62.47% in Appakudal.

  Appakudal Tamil Nadu
Female 62.47% 73.44%
Male 80.77% 86.77%
Total 71.65% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Appakudal

The Sex Ratio of Appakudal is 998. Thus per every 1000 men there were 998 females in Appakudal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,071 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Appakudal.


Child Population - Appakudal

According to Census 2011, there were 905 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Appakudal. Out of which 437 were male while 468 were female.


Working Population - Appakudal

In Appakudal Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,465 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,465 workers engaged in Main Work, 372 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,540 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,101 3,240 1,861
Cultivators 372 216 156
Agriculture Labourer 1,540 810 730
Household Industries 373 170 203
Other Workers 2,816 2,044 772
Marginal Workers 364 147 217
Non Working 5,145 1,922 3,223

Appakudal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Appakudal is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 791 63.6% 1,104
2 Ward No - 2 717 57.2% 1,054
3 Ward No - 3 808 40.1% 915
4 Ward No - 4 879 58.8% 911
5 Ward No - 5 803 70.5% 993
6 Ward No - 6 668 65.3% 931
7 Ward No - 7 671 71.8% 1,103
8 Ward No - 8 632 78.6% 994
9 Ward No - 9 513 60.2% 1,012
10 Ward No - 10 620 63.7% 1,067
11 Ward No - 11 576 64.8% 953
12 Ward No - 12 479 87.1% 947
13 Ward No - 13 765 76.5% 962
14 Ward No - 14 960 69.8% 1,025
15 Ward No - 15 728 64.6% 1,039

Map of Appakudal, Erode, Tamil Nadu


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