Ambur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Vellore district, Tamil Nadu

Ambur Taluka of Vellore district has total population of 326,211 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 160,982 are males while 165,229 are females. In 2011 there were total 74,239 families residing in Ambur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Ambur Taluka is 1,026.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 45.1% people lives in Urban areas while 54.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85% while that in the rural areas is 76.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ambur Taluka is 1,031% while that of Rural areas is 1,023.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ambur Taluka is 36979 which is 11% of the total population. There are 18907 male children and 18072 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ambur Taluka is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Ambur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Ambur Taluka is 80.43%. The male literacy rate is 76.31% and the female literacy rate is 66.44% in Ambur Taluka.

Population
326,211
Families
74,239
Literacy
80.43%
Sex Ratio
1,026

To facilitate the administration, Ambur Taluka is further divided into 4 towns and 94 villages.

Ambur Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ambur Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 36,979 18,907 18,072
Literacy 80.43% 76.31% 66.44%
Scheduled Caste 95,054 46,585 48,469
Scheduled Tribe 5,522 2,755 2,767
Illiterate 93,578 38,130 55,448

Caste-wise Population - Ambur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Ambur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 95,054 46,585 48,469
Schedule Tribe 5,522 2,755 2,767

Religion-wise Population - Ambur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 241,531 (74.04%) 119,161 122,370
Muslim 71,349 (21.87%) 35,439 35,910
Christian 12,495 (3.83%) 5,981 6,514
Sikh 61 (0.02%) 37 24
Buddhist 22 (0.01%) 10 12
Jain 112 (0.03%) 62 50
Other Religion 40 (0.01%) 24 16
No Religion Specified 601 (0.18%) 268 333

Literacy Rate - Ambur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Ambur Taluka in 2011 were 80.43% in which, male and female literacy were 86.47% and 74.6% respectively. Total literate in Ambur Taluka were 232,633 of which male and female were 122,852 and 109,781 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ambur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Ambur Taluka is 1,026 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Ambur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Ambur Taluka.

Child Population - Ambur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 36,979 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ambur Taluka. Out of which 36,979 were male while 36,979 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ambur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 32,055 families under Ambur Taluka living in urban areas while 32,055 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 45.1% of total population of Ambur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 54.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 17,083 while that in rural region is 19,896.

Total Urban Rural
Population 326,211 147,009 179,202
Children (0 - 6 years) 36,979 17,083 19,896
Schedule Caste 95,054 29,371 65,683
Schedule Tribe 5,522 729 4,793
Literacy 80.43% 85.05% 76.67%
Sex Ratio 1,026 1,031 1,023

Working Population - Ambur Taluka

In Ambur Taluka out of total population, 135,595 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 135,595 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,007 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,830 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 113,274 79,824 33,450
Cultivators 7,007 5,272 1,735
Agriculture Labourer 16,830 9,991 6,839
Household Industries 2,980 1,485 1,495
Other Workers 86,457 63,076 23,381
Marginal Workers 22,321 12,142 10,179
Non Working 190,616 69,016 121,600

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