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

Arachalur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Erode taluka of Erode district. The Arachalur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,667 families residing in the Arachalur city. The total population of Arachalur is 12,034 out of which 5,941 are males and 6,093 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arachalur is 1,026.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arachalur city is 871 which is 7% of the total population. There are 421 male children and 450 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arachalur is 1,069 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,026).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arachalur is 71.7%. Thus Arachalur has lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 79.66% and the female literacy rate is 63.92% in Arachalur.

Arachalur Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,667 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.

Arachalur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 871 421 450
Literacy 71.7% 74% 59.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,461 1,199 1,262
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,030 1,544 2,486

Caste-wise Population - Arachalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Arachalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,461 1,199 1,262
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Arachalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arachalur is 11,861 which is 98.56% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arachalur is 26 which is 0.22% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Arachalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,861 (98.56%) 5,860 6,001
Muslim 26 (0.22%) 9 17
Christian 127 (1.06%) 60 67
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 19 (0.16%) 12 7

Literacy Rate - Arachalur

The total literacy rate of Arachalur was 71.7% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,004 literates, males were 4,397 while females were 3,607. Also the male literacy rate was 79.66% and the female literacy rate was 63.92% in Arachalur.

  Arachalur Tamil Nadu
Female 63.92% 73.44%
Male 79.66% 86.77%
Total 71.7% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Arachalur

The Sex Ratio of Arachalur is 1,026. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,026 females in Arachalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,069 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,026 ) of Arachalur.

Child Population - Arachalur

According to Census 2011, there were 871 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arachalur. Out of which 421 were male while 450 were female.

Working Population - Arachalur

In Arachalur Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,162 were engaged in work activities. 98.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,162 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,351 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,149 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,060 4,070 2,990
Cultivators 1,351 756 595
Agriculture Labourer 3,149 1,538 1,611
Household Industries 411 219 192
Other Workers 2,149 1,557 592
Marginal Workers 102 41 61
Non Working 4,872 1,830 3,042

Arachalur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Arachalur is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 673 64.5% 1,110
2 Ward No - 2 831 61.5% 1,072
3 Ward No - 3 905 76.8% 1,062
4 Ward No - 4 744 80.4% 995
5 Ward No - 5 727 80.2% 1,101
6 Ward No - 6 662 80.2% 897
7 Ward No - 7 779 65.1% 948
8 Ward No - 8 1,194 54.7% 990
9 Ward No - 9 745 66.2% 1,075
10 Ward No - 10 765 63.1% 1,051
11 Ward No - 11 1,432 63.6% 1,057
12 Ward No - 12 652 62.9% 994
13 Ward No - 13 442 69.9% 1,000
14 Ward No - 14 792 55.1% 1,005
15 Ward No - 15 691 65.1% 1,015

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