Ethapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ethapur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Attur taluka of Salem district. The Ethapur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,866 families residing in the Ethapur city. The total population of Ethapur is 10,968 out of which 5,535 are males and 5,433 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ethapur is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ethapur city is 967 which is 9% of the total population. There are 500 male children and 467 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ethapur is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ethapur is 84.2%. Thus Ethapur has higher literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 91.34% and the female literacy rate is 76.98% in Ethapur.

Ethapur Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,866 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.

Ethapur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 967 500 467
Literacy 84.2% 83.1% 70.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,079 1,033 1,046
Scheduled Tribe 365 200 165
Illiterate 2,546 936 1,610

Caste-wise Population - Ethapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Ethapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,079 1,033 1,046
Schedule Tribe 365 200 165

Religion-wise Population - Ethapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ethapur is 10,778 which is 98.27% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ethapur is 111 which is 1.01% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ethapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,778 (98.27%) 5,433 5,345
Muslim 111 (1.01%) 59 52
Christian 72 (0.66%) 41 31
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.06%) 2 5

Literacy Rate - Ethapur

The total literacy rate of Ethapur was 84.21% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 8,422 literates, males were 4,599 while females were 3,823. Also the male literacy rate was 91.34% and the female literacy rate was 76.98% in Ethapur.

  Ethapur Tamil Nadu
Female 76.98% 73.44%
Male 91.34% 86.77%
Total 84.21% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ethapur

The Sex Ratio of Ethapur is 982. Thus per every 1000 men there were 982 females in Ethapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Ethapur.

Child Population - Ethapur

According to Census 2011, there were 967 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ethapur. Out of which 500 were male while 467 were female.

Working Population - Ethapur

In Ethapur Town Panchayat out of total population, 4,977 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,977 workers engaged in Main Work, 638 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,962 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,190 2,809 1,381
Cultivators 638 456 182
Agriculture Labourer 1,962 1,089 873
Household Industries 27 18 9
Other Workers 1,563 1,246 317
Marginal Workers 787 404 383
Non Working 5,991 2,322 3,669

Ethapur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 479 76% 996
2 Ward No - 2 681 74.7% 1,051
3 Ward No - 3 591 85.1% 983
4 Ward No - 4 747 56.1% 961
5 Ward No - 5 590 66.6% 1,042
6 Ward No - 6 582 83.3% 1,028
7 Ward No - 7 556 70.3% 965
8 Ward No - 8 1,136 80% 962
9 Ward No - 9 1,009 80% 911
10 Ward No - 10 392 79.8% 1,042
11 Ward No - 11 893 91% 1,053
12 Ward No - 12 446 65.2% 1,000
13 Ward No - 13 809 78.5% 964
14 Ward No - 14 1,395 80.4% 916
15 Ward No - 15 662 70.8% 1,018

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