Ariyalur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ariyalur is a Municipality city situated in Ariyalur taluka of Ariyalur district. The Ariyalur city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,319 families residing in the Ariyalur city. The total population of Ariyalur is 28,902 out of which 14,349 are males and 14,553 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ariyalur is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ariyalur city is 2977 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1538 male children and 1439 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ariyalur is 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ariyalur is 84.8%. Thus Ariyalur has higher literacy rate compared to 71.3% of Ariyalur district. The male literacy rate is 90.27% and the female literacy rate is 79.4% in Ariyalur.

Ariyalur Municipality has total administration over 7,319 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ariyalur Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ariyalur Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 2,977 1,538 1,439
Literacy 84.8% 80.6% 71.6%
Scheduled Caste 3,254 1,620 1,634
Scheduled Tribe 8 5 3
Illiterate 6,925 2,785 4,140

Caste-wise Population - Ariyalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ariyalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,254 1,620 1,634
Schedule Tribe 8 5 3

Religion-wise Population - Ariyalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ariyalur is 26,170 which is 90.55% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ariyalur is 1,333 which is 4.61% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ariyalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,170 (90.55%) 13,004 13,166
Muslim 1,333 (4.61%) 683 650
Christian 1,102 (3.81%) 525 577
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 6 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 281 (0.97%) 127 154

Literacy Rate - Ariyalur

The total literacy rate of Ariyalur was 84.77% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 21,977 literates, males were 11,564 while females were 10,413. Also the male literacy rate was 90.27% and the female literacy rate was 79.4% in Ariyalur.

  Ariyalur Tamil Nadu
Female 79.4% 73.44%
Male 90.27% 86.77%
Total 84.77% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ariyalur

The Sex Ratio of Ariyalur is 1,014. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Ariyalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Ariyalur.

Child Population - Ariyalur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,977 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ariyalur. Out of which 1,538 were male while 1,439 were female.

Working Population - Ariyalur

In Ariyalur Municipality out of total population, 10,283 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,283 workers engaged in Main Work, 315 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 670 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,448 6,530 1,918
Cultivators 315 248 67
Agriculture Labourer 670 444 226
Household Industries 298 173 125
Other Workers 7,165 5,665 1,500
Marginal Workers 1,835 1,285 550
Non Working 18,619 6,534 12,085

Ariyalur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,034 71.8% 1,004
2 Ward No - 2 1,307 73.5% 948
3 Ward No - 3 1,277 76.3% 1,037
4 Ward No - 4 1,374 81.1% 1,095
5 Ward No - 5 5,121 79.3% 998
6 Ward No - 6 897 78.1% 967
7 Ward No - 7 2,158 70.6% 1,099
8 Ward No - 8 3,264 80.6% 1,016
9 Ward No - 9 1,537 75.5% 1,074
10 Ward No - 10 2,050 70.1% 1,002
11 Ward No - 11 1,360 68.6% 940
12 Ward No - 12 1,461 70.8% 1,069
13 Ward No - 13 1,728 75.2% 970
14 Ward No - 14 687 74.8% 1,003
15 Ward No - 15 1,426 80.4% 1,106
16 Ward No - 16 731 85.1% 992
17 Ward No - 17 807 79.7% 954
18 Ward No - 18 683 70.4% 876

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