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

Elathur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Gobichettipalayam taluka of Erode district. The Elathur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,404 families residing in the Elathur city. The total population of Elathur is 7,827 out of which 3,876 are males and 3,951 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Elathur is 1,019.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Elathur city is 660 which is 8% of the total population. There are 346 male children and 314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Elathur is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,019).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Elathur is 60.9%. Thus Elathur has lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 71.84% and the female literacy rate is 50.18% in Elathur.

Elathur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,404 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.

Elathur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 660 346 314
Literacy 60.9% 65.4% 46.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,421 734 687
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,466 1,340 2,126

Caste-wise Population - Elathur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Elathur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,421 734 687
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Elathur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Elathur is 7,720 which is 98.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Elathur is 3 which is 0.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Elathur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,720 (98.63%) 3,821 3,899
Muslim 3 (0.04%) 3 0
Christian 93 (1.19%) 45 48
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 10 (0.13%) 6 4

Literacy Rate - Elathur

The total literacy rate of Elathur was 60.85% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,361 literates, males were 2,536 while females were 1,825. Also the male literacy rate was 71.84% and the female literacy rate was 50.18% in Elathur.

  Elathur Tamil Nadu
Female 50.18% 73.44%
Male 71.84% 86.77%
Total 60.85% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Elathur

The Sex Ratio of Elathur is 1,019. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,019 females in Elathur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,019 ) of Elathur.

Child Population - Elathur

According to Census 2011, there were 660 children between age 0 to 6 years in Elathur. Out of which 346 were male while 314 were female.

Working Population - Elathur

In Elathur Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,386 were engaged in work activities. 84.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,386 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,088 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,142 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,688 2,201 1,487
Cultivators 1,088 606 482
Agriculture Labourer 1,142 553 589
Household Industries 105 44 61
Other Workers 1,353 998 355
Marginal Workers 698 370 328
Non Working 3,441 1,305 2,136

Elathur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 515 48.9% 1,012
2 Ward No - 2 419 59.2% 1,095
3 Ward No - 3 552 57.6% 1,099
4 Ward No - 4 436 46.3% 946
5 Ward No - 5 620 65.5% 994
6 Ward No - 6 460 58% 983
7 Ward No - 7 461 49% 1,154
8 Ward No - 8 440 57.7% 964
9 Ward No - 9 305 47.2% 943
10 Ward No - 10 656 57.3% 1,031
11 Ward No - 11 745 66.7% 1,093
12 Ward No - 12 461 48.2% 953
13 Ward No - 13 876 47.5% 1,009
14 Ward No - 14 222 55% 1,018
15 Ward No - 15 659 62.4% 973

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