Avanashi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Avanashi is a Town Panchayat city situated in Avanashi taluka of Tiruppur district. The Avanashi city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,443 families residing in the Avanashi city. The total population of Avanashi is 28,868 out of which 13,266 are males and 15,602 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Avanashi is 1,176.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Avanashi city is 2601 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1305 male children and 1296 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Avanashi is 993 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,176).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Avanashi is 86.8%. Thus Avanashi has higher literacy rate compared to 78.7% of Tiruppur district. The male literacy rate is 91.21% and the female literacy rate is 83.12% in Avanashi.

Avanashi Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,443 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.

Avanashi Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,601 1,305 1,296
Literacy 86.8% 82.2% 76.2%
Scheduled Caste 4,457 1,921 2,536
Scheduled Tribe 15 2 13
Illiterate 6,067 2,356 3,711

Caste-wise Population - Avanashi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Avanashi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,457 1,921 2,536
Schedule Tribe 15 2 13

Religion-wise Population - Avanashi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Avanashi is 26,587 which is 92.1% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Avanashi is 1,146 which is 3.97% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Avanashi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,587 (92.1%) 12,183 14,404
Muslim 1,146 (3.97%) 593 553
Christian 1,088 (3.77%) 471 617
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 44 (0.15%) 17 27

Literacy Rate - Avanashi

The total literacy rate of Avanashi was 86.8% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 22,801 literates, males were 10,910 while females were 11,891. Also the male literacy rate was 91.21% and the female literacy rate was 83.12% in Avanashi.

  Avanashi Tamil Nadu
Female 83.12% 73.44%
Male 91.21% 86.77%
Total 86.8% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Avanashi

The Sex Ratio of Avanashi is 1,176. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,176 females in Avanashi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 993 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,176 ) of Avanashi.

Child Population - Avanashi

According to Census 2011, there were 2,601 children between age 0 to 6 years in Avanashi. Out of which 1,305 were male while 1,296 were female.

Working Population - Avanashi

In Avanashi Town Panchayat out of total population, 13,550 were engaged in work activities. 94.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,550 workers engaged in Main Work, 230 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 246 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,771 7,959 4,812
Cultivators 230 162 68
Agriculture Labourer 246 116 130
Household Industries 220 130 90
Other Workers 12,075 7,551 4,524
Marginal Workers 779 316 463
Non Working 15,318 4,991 10,327

Avanashi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,350 68.8% 1,049
2 Ward No - 2 1,154 77.1% 956
3 Ward No - 3 1,574 67.9% 931
4 Ward No - 4 3,786 87.8% 3,183
5 Ward No - 5 1,759 81% 1,024
6 Ward No - 6 1,254 81.5% 962
7 Ward No - 7 1,229 67.4% 1,018
8 Ward No - 8 1,214 78.9% 1,044
9 Ward No - 9 775 82.2% 1,067
10 Ward No - 10 1,762 87.3% 989
11 Ward No - 11 1,335 81.4% 1,038
12 Ward No - 12 1,174 85.4% 1,014
13 Ward No - 13 921 79.9% 1,147
14 Ward No - 14 634 81.1% 1,079
15 Ward No - 15 1,949 78.4% 1,071
16 Ward No - 16 973 68.2% 1,115
17 Ward No - 17 2,138 75.2% 1,074
18 Ward No - 18 2,887 81.5% 1,015

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