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

Aruppukkottai is a Municipality city situated in Aruppukkottai taluka of Virudhunagar district. The Aruppukkottai city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 23,803 families residing in the Aruppukkottai city. The total population of Aruppukkottai is 87,722 out of which 43,558 are males and 44,164 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Aruppukkottai is 1,014.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Aruppukkottai city is 7654 which is 9% of the total population. There are 3934 male children and 3720 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Aruppukkottai is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Aruppukkottai is 90%. Thus Aruppukkottai has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Virudhunagar district. The male literacy rate is 94.85% and the female literacy rate is 85.18% in Aruppukkottai.

Population
87,722
Literacy
90%
Sex Ratio
1,014

Aruppukkottai Municipality has total administration over 23,803 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Aruppukkottai Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Aruppukkottai Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 7,654 3,934 3,720
Literacy 90% 86.3% 78%
Scheduled Caste 6,174 3,025 3,149
Scheduled Tribe 138 80 58
Illiterate 15,687 5,974 9,713

Caste-wise Population - Aruppukkottai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Aruppukkottai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,174 3,025 3,149
Schedule Tribe 138 80 58

Religion-wise Population - Aruppukkottai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Aruppukkottai is 80,236 which is 91.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Aruppukkottai is 5,631 which is 6.42% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Aruppukkottai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 80,236 (91.47%) 39,875 40,361
Muslim 5,631 (6.42%) 2,822 2,809
Christian 1,771 (2.02%) 819 952
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Buddhist 4 (0%) 1 3
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 74 (0.08%) 37 37

Literacy Rate - Aruppukkottai

The total literacy rate of Aruppukkottai was 89.97% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 72,035 literates, males were 37,584 while females were 34,451. Also the male literacy rate was 94.85% and the female literacy rate was 85.18% in Aruppukkottai.

  Aruppukkottai Tamil Nadu
Female 85.18% 73.44%
Male 94.85% 86.77%
Total 89.97% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Aruppukkottai

The Sex Ratio of Aruppukkottai is 1,014. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Aruppukkottai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Aruppukkottai.


Child Population - Aruppukkottai

According to Census 2011, there were 7,654 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Aruppukkottai. Out of which 3,934 were male while 3,720 were female.


Working Population - Aruppukkottai

In Aruppukkottai Municipality out of total population, 37,631 were engaged in work activities. 95.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,631 workers engaged in Main Work, 200 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 764 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,979 25,125 10,854
Cultivators 200 162 38
Agriculture Labourer 764 377 387
Household Industries 5,227 2,471 2,756
Other Workers 29,788 22,115 7,673
Marginal Workers 1,652 844 808
Non Working 50,091 17,589 32,502

Aruppukkottai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Aruppukkottai is further divided into 36 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,102 84.7% 1,025
2 Ward No - 2 1,772 84.6% 1,082
3 Ward No - 3 1,586 76.3% 1,041
4 Ward No - 4 4,235 79.1% 996
5 Ward No - 5 3,614 81.8% 967
6 Ward No - 6 2,391 85.1% 1,026
7 Ward No - 7 7,277 84.8% 1,056
8 Ward No - 8 2,784 79.3% 1,010
9 Ward No - 9 8,663 78.4% 967
10 Ward No - 10 1,893 82.9% 997
11 Ward No - 11 1,274 82.3% 1,016
12 Ward No - 12 1,588 84.6% 1,005
13 Ward No - 13 1,519 87.7% 1,136
14 Ward No - 14 1,826 87.7% 1,038
15 Ward No - 15 1,035 83% 957
16 Ward No - 16 2,119 88.5% 1,053
17 Ward No - 17 2,261 88.5% 1,033
18 Ward No - 18 1,275 84.7% 1,011
19 Ward No - 19 1,808 89.7% 1,018
20 Ward No - 20 2,166 83.5% 1,057
21 Ward No - 21 1,591 79.1% 1,077
22 Ward No - 22 1,698 72.3% 1,026
23 Ward No - 23 1,122 80.1% 965
24 Ward No - 24 1,275 84% 1,050
25 Ward No - 25 1,477 83.3% 991
26 Ward No - 26 1,736 86.3% 1,033
27 Ward No - 27 1,845 83.1% 988
28 Ward No - 28 2,730 83.5% 946
29 Ward No - 29 1,664 82.1% 1,037
30 Ward No - 30 2,329 81.9% 982
31 Ward No - 31 2,934 83.1% 1,021
32 Ward No - 32 2,495 80.5% 1,009
33 Ward No - 33 2,594 80.3% 1,054
34 Ward No - 34 2,827 78.8% 1,047
35 Ward No - 35 1,542 80.6% 945
36 Ward No - 36 4,675 77.5% 997

Map of Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu


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