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

Erode is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Erode taluka of Erode district. The Erode city is divided into 45 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 43,184 families residing in the Erode city. The total population of Erode is 157,101 out of which 78,222 are males and 78,879 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Erode is 1,008.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Erode city is 14599 which is 9% of the total population. There are 7412 male children and 7187 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Erode is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,008).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Erode is 88.3%. Thus Erode has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 93.02% and the female literacy rate is 83.62% in Erode.

Population
157,101
Literacy
88.3%
Sex Ratio
1,008

Erode Munciple Corporation has total administration over 43,184 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Erode Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Erode Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 14,599 7,412 7,187
Literacy 88.3% 84.2% 76%
Scheduled Caste 17,351 8,656 8,695
Scheduled Tribe 230 120 110
Illiterate 31,287 12,357 18,930

Caste-wise Population - Erode

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Erode.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,351 8,656 8,695
Schedule Tribe 230 120 110

Religion-wise Population - Erode

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Erode is 130,625 which is 83.15% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Erode is 19,428 which is 12.37% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Erode as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 130,625 (83.15%) 65,172 65,453
Muslim 19,428 (12.37%) 9,681 9,747
Christian 6,185 (3.94%) 2,945 3,240
Sikh 92 (0.06%) 48 44
Buddhist 26 (0.02%) 13 13
Jain 561 (0.36%) 284 277
Other Religion 10 (0.01%) 5 5
No Religion Specified 174 (0.11%) 74 100

Literacy Rate - Erode

The total literacy rate of Erode was 88.29% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 125,814 literates, males were 65,865 while females were 59,949. Also the male literacy rate was 93.02% and the female literacy rate was 83.62% in Erode.

  Erode Tamil Nadu
Female 83.62% 73.44%
Male 93.02% 86.77%
Total 88.29% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Erode

The Sex Ratio of Erode is 1,008. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,008 females in Erode. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,008 ) of Erode.


Child Population - Erode

According to Census 2011, there were 14,599 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Erode. Out of which 7,412 were male while 7,187 were female.


Working Population - Erode

In Erode Munciple Corporation out of total population, 66,135 were engaged in work activities. 96.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 66,135 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 380 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 63,675 47,797 15,878
Cultivators 220 180 40
Agriculture Labourer 380 217 163
Household Industries 1,693 798 895
Other Workers 61,382 46,602 14,780
Marginal Workers 2,460 1,213 1,247
Non Working 90,966 29,212 61,754

Erode Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Erode is further divided into 45 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,724 80.1% 968
2 Ward No - 2 3,410 77.1% 1,026
3 Ward No - 3 3,970 78.5% 990
4 Ward No - 4 2,813 74.3% 992
5 Ward No - 5 4,588 77.2% 1,019
6 Ward No - 6 3,178 78.6% 979
7 Ward No - 7 6,664 80.3% 995
8 Ward No - 8 3,374 82% 1,012
9 Ward No - 9 2,782 77.9% 1,041
10 Ward No - 10 3,567 75.6% 1,012
11 Ward No - 11 3,540 71.7% 1,030
12 Ward No - 12 3,786 73.2% 954
13 Ward No - 13 3,420 84.7% 980
14 Ward No - 14 2,435 83.2% 989
15 Ward No - 15 2,203 83.3% 963
16 Ward No - 16 2,825 82.4% 970
17 Ward No - 17 3,588 79.6% 983
18 Ward No - 18 4,499 83% 977
19 Ward No - 19 5,423 81.1% 944
20 Ward No - 20 4,095 79.8% 985
21 Ward No - 21 3,253 87.5% 1,014
22 Ward No - 22 2,890 82.8% 932
23 Ward No - 23 2,666 87.1% 1,018
24 Ward No - 24 4,629 83.9% 1,013
25 Ward No - 25 3,375 89.8% 1,196
26 Ward No - 26 3,788 86.2% 983
27 Ward No - 27 3,167 87.3% 1,074
28 Ward No - 28 3,343 86.1% 1,078
29 Ward No - 29 3,254 78% 1,014
30 Ward No - 30 2,547 79.4% 988
31 Ward No - 31 3,557 82.7% 1,073
32 Ward No - 32 2,790 81.2% 986
33 Ward No - 33 3,395 73.3% 1,017
34 Ward No - 34 2,110 75.5% 991
35 Ward No - 35 4,155 79.9% 1,019
36 Ward No - 36 3,250 64% 1,040
37 Ward No - 37 4,498 80.3% 1,059
38 Ward No - 38 3,894 71.3% 1,055
39 Ward No - 39 3,473 83.9% 1,009
40 Ward No - 40 3,862 75.5% 1,044
41 Ward No - 41 1,886 83% 967
42 Ward No - 42 2,116 77.7% 1,052
43 Ward No - 43 3,273 83.9% 979
44 Ward No - 44 1,657 84.4% 961
45 Ward No - 45 5,389 80.2% 1,026

Map of Erode, Erode, Tamil Nadu


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