Goundampalayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Goundampalayam is a Municipality city situated in Coimbatore North taluka of Coimbatore district. The Goundampalayam city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22,155 families residing in the Goundampalayam city. The total population of Goundampalayam is 83,908 out of which 42,351 are males and 41,557 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Goundampalayam is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Goundampalayam city is 8689 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4461 male children and 4228 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Goundampalayam is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (981).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Goundampalayam is 89.9%. Thus Goundampalayam has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 93.1% and the female literacy rate is 86.62% in Goundampalayam.

Goundampalayam Municipality has total administration over 22,155 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.

Goundampalayam Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 8,689 4,461 4,228
Literacy 89.9% 83.3% 77.8%
Scheduled Caste 7,632 3,849 3,783
Scheduled Tribe 234 123 111
Illiterate 16,300 7,076 9,224

Caste-wise Population - Goundampalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Goundampalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,632 3,849 3,783
Schedule Tribe 234 123 111

Religion-wise Population - Goundampalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Goundampalayam is 73,177 which is 87.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Goundampalayam is 3,488 which is 4.16% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Goundampalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 73,177 (87.21%) 37,021 36,156
Muslim 3,488 (4.16%) 1,762 1,726
Christian 6,822 (8.13%) 3,361 3,461
Sikh 36 (0.04%) 21 15
Buddhist 34 (0.04%) 16 18
Jain 26 (0.03%) 10 16
Other Religion 5 (0.01%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 320 (0.38%) 157 163

Literacy Rate - Goundampalayam

The total literacy rate of Goundampalayam was 89.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 67,608 literates, males were 35,275 while females were 32,333. Also the male literacy rate was 93.1% and the female literacy rate was 86.62% in Goundampalayam.

  Goundampalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 86.62% 73.44%
Male 93.1% 86.77%
Total 89.88% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Goundampalayam

The Sex Ratio of Goundampalayam is 981. Thus per every 1000 men there were 981 females in Goundampalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 981 ) of Goundampalayam.

Child Population - Goundampalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 8,689 children between age 0 to 6 years in Goundampalayam. Out of which 4,461 were male while 4,228 were female.

Working Population - Goundampalayam

In Goundampalayam Municipality out of total population, 35,701 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,701 workers engaged in Main Work, 332 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 204 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 32,616 24,540 8,076
Cultivators 332 185 147
Agriculture Labourer 204 114 90
Household Industries 998 586 412
Other Workers 31,082 23,655 7,427
Marginal Workers 3,085 1,508 1,577
Non Working 48,207 16,303 31,904

Goundampalayam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,544 82.5% 1,009
2 Ward No - 2 8,232 80.8% 962
3 Ward No - 3 3,430 87.7% 970
4 Ward No - 4 3,699 78.2% 959
5 Ward No - 5 2,194 85.8% 1,072
6 Ward No - 6 2,281 82% 933
7 Ward No - 7 2,375 66.7% 968
8 Ward No - 8 2,170 76% 936
9 Ward No - 9 3,381 76% 958
10 Ward No - 10 3,147 76.9% 952
11 Ward No - 11 6,576 79.3% 971
12 Ward No - 12 2,565 74.5% 981
13 Ward No - 13 5,592 80.2% 999
14 Ward No - 14 5,880 87.2% 1,016
15 Ward No - 15 8,324 80.3% 938
16 Ward No - 16 5,085 80.4% 1,016
17 Ward No - 17 6,463 81.7% 1,002
18 Ward No - 18 5,970 81.8% 1,009

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