Avanashi Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu

Avanashi Taluka of Tiruppur district has total population of 340,899 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 169,340 are males while 171,559 are females. In 2011 there were total 96,346 families residing in Avanashi Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Avanashi Taluka is 1,013.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 42.3% people lives in Urban areas while 57.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.2% while that in the rural areas is 69%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Avanashi Taluka is 1,024% while that of Rural areas is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Avanashi Taluka is 33103 which is 10% of the total population. There are 16925 male children and 16178 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Avanashi Taluka is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Avanashi Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Avanashi Taluka is 74.14%. The male literacy rate is 73.64% and the female literacy rate is 60.32% in Avanashi Taluka.

Population
340,899
Families
96,346
Literacy
74.14%
Sex Ratio
1,013

To facilitate the administration, Avanashi Taluka is further divided into 12 towns and 76 villages.

Avanashi Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 33,103 16,925 16,178
Literacy 74.14% 73.64% 60.32%
Scheduled Caste 68,346 33,634 34,712
Scheduled Tribe 342 164 178
Illiterate 112,708 44,637 68,071

Caste-wise Population - Avanashi Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Avanashi Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 68,346 33,634 34,712
Schedule Tribe 342 164 178

Religion-wise Population - Avanashi Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 326,042 (95.64%) 162,059 163,983
Muslim 5,938 (1.74%) 2,951 2,987
Christian 8,344 (2.45%) 4,043 4,301
Sikh 56 (0.02%) 29 27
Buddhist 18 (0.01%) 12 6
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 11 (0%) 6 5
No Religion Specified 488 (0.14%) 238 250

Literacy Rate - Avanashi Taluka

Average literacy rate of Avanashi Taluka in 2011 were 74.14% in which, male and female literacy were 81.82% and 66.6% respectively. Total literate in Avanashi Taluka were 228,191 of which male and female were 124,703 and 103,488 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Avanashi Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Avanashi Taluka is 1,013 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,013 females in Avanashi Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Avanashi Taluka.

Child Population - Avanashi Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 33,103 children between age 0 to 6 years in Avanashi Taluka. Out of which 33,103 were male while 33,103 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Avanashi Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 40,319 families under Avanashi Taluka living in urban areas while 40,319 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 42.3% of total population of Avanashi Taluka lives in Urban areas while 57.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 14,882 while that in rural region is 18,221.

Total Urban Rural
Population 340,899 144,123 196,776
Children (0 - 6 years) 33,103 14,882 18,221
Schedule Caste 68,346 19,632 48,714
Schedule Tribe 342 162 180
Literacy 74.14% 81.2% 69.02%
Sex Ratio 1,013 1,024 1,005

Working Population - Avanashi Taluka

In Avanashi Taluka out of total population, 178,988 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 178,988 workers engaged in Main Work, 19,542 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,217 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 163,612 105,579 58,033
Cultivators 19,542 12,274 7,268
Agriculture Labourer 28,217 13,838 14,379
Household Industries 6,504 3,808 2,696
Other Workers 109,349 75,659 33,690
Marginal Workers 15,376 6,679 8,697
Non Working 161,911 57,082 104,829

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