Ayakudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dindigul, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ayakudi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Palani taluka of Dindigul district. The Ayakudi city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,314 families residing in the Ayakudi city. The total population of Ayakudi is 27,156 out of which 13,533 are males and 13,623 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ayakudi is 1,007.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ayakudi city is 2526 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1306 male children and 1220 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ayakudi is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ayakudi is 75.8%. Thus Ayakudi has a lower literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Dindigul district. The male literacy rate is 84.99% and the female literacy rate is 66.83% in Ayakudi.

Population
27,156
Literacy
75.8%
Sex Ratio
1,007

Ayakudi Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,314 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.

Ayakudi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,526 1,306 1,220
Literacy 75.8% 76.8% 60.8%
Scheduled Caste 13,054 6,416 6,638
Scheduled Tribe 294 143 151
Illiterate 8,475 3,141 5,334

Caste-wise Population - Ayakudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Ayakudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,054 6,416 6,638
Schedule Tribe 294 143 151

Religion-wise Population - Ayakudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ayakudi is 22,860 which is 84.18% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ayakudi is 4,048 which is 14.91% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ayakudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,860 (84.18%) 11,369 11,491
Muslim 4,048 (14.91%) 2,039 2,009
Christian 217 (0.8%) 110 107
Sikh 20 (0.07%) 10 10
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 11 (0.04%) 5 6

Literacy Rate - Ayakudi

The total literacy rate of Ayakudi was 75.85% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 18,681 literates, males were 10,392 while females were 8,289. Also the male literacy rate was 84.99% and the female literacy rate was 66.83% in Ayakudi.

  Ayakudi Tamil Nadu
Female 66.83% 73.44%
Male 84.99% 86.77%
Total 75.85% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ayakudi

The Sex Ratio of Ayakudi is 1,007. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,007 females in Ayakudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,007 ) of Ayakudi.


Child Population - Ayakudi

According to Census 2011, there were 2,526 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ayakudi. Out of which 1,306 were male while 1,220 were female.


Working Population - Ayakudi

In Ayakudi Town Panchayat out of total population, 13,236 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,236 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,064 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,746 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,872 7,635 4,237
Cultivators 1,064 786 278
Agriculture Labourer 6,746 3,643 3,103
Household Industries 164 99 65
Other Workers 3,898 3,107 791
Marginal Workers 1,364 540 824
Non Working 13,920 5,358 8,562

Ayakudi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ayakudi is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,415 61.9% 979
2 Ward No - 2 1,520 54.7% 1,074
3 Ward No - 3 1,086 79.6% 996
4 Ward No - 4 1,475 73.4% 1,037
5 Ward No - 5 884 70.2% 1,014
6 Ward No - 6 1,304 66% 1,009
7 Ward No - 7 1,424 65% 1,046
8 Ward No - 8 1,261 69.9% 949
9 Ward No - 9 1,891 63.5% 1,064
10 Ward No - 10 1,707 77.9% 990
11 Ward No - 11 1,914 72.2% 1,015
12 Ward No - 12 1,438 64.1% 1,020
13 Ward No - 13 1,622 67.7% 1,017
14 Ward No - 14 2,857 77.2% 934
15 Ward No - 15 1,070 68.1% 978
16 Ward No - 16 1,302 63.3% 1,044
17 Ward No - 17 1,014 70.9% 1,008
18 Ward No - 18 1,972 67.4% 1,000

Map of Ayakudi, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu


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