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

Anthiyur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Bhavani taluka of Erode district. The Anthiyur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,044 families residing in the Anthiyur city. The total population of Anthiyur is 21,086 out of which 10,633 are males and 10,453 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Anthiyur is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Anthiyur city is 1849 which is 9% of the total population. There are 929 male children and 920 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Anthiyur is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (983).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Anthiyur is 80.8%. Thus Anthiyur has higher literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 87.82% and the female literacy rate is 73.71% in Anthiyur.

Anthiyur Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,044 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Anthiyur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,849 929 920
Literacy 80.8% 80.1% 67.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,708 852 856
Scheduled Tribe 21 15 6
Illiterate 5,537 2,111 3,426

Caste-wise Population - Anthiyur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Anthiyur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,708 852 856
Schedule Tribe 21 15 6

Religion-wise Population - Anthiyur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Anthiyur is 19,573 which is 92.82% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Anthiyur is 963 which is 4.57% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Anthiyur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,573 (92.82%) 9,897 9,676
Muslim 963 (4.57%) 480 483
Christian 489 (2.32%) 229 260
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 56 (0.27%) 26 30

Literacy Rate - Anthiyur

The total literacy rate of Anthiyur was 80.83% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 15,549 literates, males were 8,522 while females were 7,027. Also the male literacy rate was 87.82% and the female literacy rate was 73.71% in Anthiyur.

  Anthiyur Tamil Nadu
Female 73.71% 73.44%
Male 87.82% 86.77%
Total 80.83% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Anthiyur

The Sex Ratio of Anthiyur is 983. Thus per every 1000 men there were 983 females in Anthiyur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Anthiyur.

Child Population - Anthiyur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,849 children between age 0 to 6 years in Anthiyur. Out of which 929 were male while 920 were female.

Working Population - Anthiyur

In Anthiyur Town Panchayat out of total population, 10,070 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,070 workers engaged in Main Work, 212 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 401 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,057 6,087 2,970
Cultivators 212 127 85
Agriculture Labourer 401 236 165
Household Industries 1,635 884 751
Other Workers 6,809 4,840 1,969
Marginal Workers 1,013 499 514
Non Working 11,016 4,047 6,969

Anthiyur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,408 73.7% 1,014
2 Ward No - 2 1,435 77.6% 1,056
3 Ward No - 3 767 82% 1,045
4 Ward No - 4 729 68.7% 939
5 Ward No - 5 932 85.5% 996
6 Ward No - 6 1,109 81.3% 1,016
7 Ward No - 7 1,417 74.4% 862
8 Ward No - 8 1,164 81.4% 1,007
9 Ward No - 9 1,385 59.7% 959
10 Ward No - 10 1,389 63% 932
11 Ward No - 11 739 66.7% 960
12 Ward No - 12 973 75.2% 1,002
13 Ward No - 13 1,443 76.6% 1,064
14 Ward No - 14 1,334 79.3% 1,009
15 Ward No - 15 1,277 69.9% 897
16 Ward No - 16 1,552 75.6% 992
17 Ward No - 17 762 61.3% 964
18 Ward No - 18 1,271 74.3% 1,002

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