Perundurai Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Erode district, Tamil Nadu

Perundurai Taluka of Erode district has total population of 266,106 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 134,270 are males while 131,836 are females. In 2011 there were total 78,922 families residing in Perundurai Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Perundurai Taluka is 982.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 46.9% people lives in Urban areas while 53.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.6% while that in the rural areas is 69.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Perundurai Taluka is 1,020% while that of Rural areas is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Perundurai Taluka is 21403 which is 8% of the total population. There are 10953 male children and 10450 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Perundurai Taluka is 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Perundurai Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Perundurai Taluka is 73.19%. The male literacy rate is 75.29% and the female literacy rate is 59.17% in Perundurai Taluka.

Population
266,106
Families
78,922
Literacy
73.19%
Sex Ratio
982

To facilitate the administration, Perundurai Taluka is further divided into 10 towns and 62 villages.

Perundurai Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,403 10,953 10,450
Literacy 73.19% 75.29% 59.17%
Scheduled Caste 42,924 21,445 21,479
Scheduled Tribe 148 76 72
Illiterate 87,007 33,184 53,823

Caste-wise Population - Perundurai Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Perundurai Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 42,924 21,445 21,479
Schedule Tribe 148 76 72

Religion-wise Population - Perundurai Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 253,692 (95.33%) 128,107 125,585
Muslim 4,293 (1.61%) 2,177 2,116
Christian 7,748 (2.91%) 3,800 3,948
Sikh 38 (0.01%) 20 18
Buddhist 20 (0.01%) 9 11
Jain 11 (0%) 4 7
Other Religion 21 (0.01%) 9 12
No Religion Specified 283 (0.11%) 144 139

Literacy Rate - Perundurai Taluka

Average literacy rate of Perundurai Taluka in 2011 were 73.19% in which, male and female literacy were 81.97% and 64.27% respectively. Total literate in Perundurai Taluka were 179,099 of which male and female were 101,086 and 78,013 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Perundurai Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Perundurai Taluka is 982 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 982 females in Perundurai Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Perundurai Taluka.

Child Population - Perundurai Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 21,403 children between age 0 to 6 years in Perundurai Taluka. Out of which 21,403 were male while 21,403 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Perundurai Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 36,567 families under Perundurai Taluka living in urban areas while 36,567 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 46.9% of total population of Perundurai Taluka lives in Urban areas while 53.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 10,486 while that in rural region is 10,917.

Total Urban Rural
Population 266,106 124,739 141,367
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,403 10,486 10,917
Schedule Caste 42,924 15,553 27,371
Schedule Tribe 148 58 90
Literacy 73.19% 77.62% 69.31%
Sex Ratio 982 1,020 950

Working Population - Perundurai Taluka

In Perundurai Taluka out of total population, 144,127 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 144,127 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,946 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33,014 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 137,769 84,053 53,716
Cultivators 22,946 13,316 9,630
Agriculture Labourer 33,014 15,300 17,714
Household Industries 6,495 3,528 2,967
Other Workers 75,314 51,909 23,405
Marginal Workers 6,358 2,667 3,691
Non Working 121,979 47,550 74,429

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