Gudalur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Gudalur is a Municipality city situated in Gudalur taluka of The Nilgiris district. The Gudalur city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12,101 families residing in the Gudalur city. The total population of Gudalur is 49,535 out of which 24,381 are males and 25,154 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gudalur is 1,032.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gudalur city is 5359 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2719 male children and 2640 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gudalur is 971 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gudalur is 89.1%. Thus Gudalur has higher literacy rate compared to 85.2% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 93.19% and the female literacy rate is 85.21% in Gudalur.

Gudalur Municipality has total administration over 12,101 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.

Gudalur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,359 2,719 2,640
Literacy 89.1% 82.8% 76.3%
Scheduled Caste 13,702 6,719 6,983
Scheduled Tribe 1,806 874 932
Illiterate 10,165 4,195 5,970

Caste-wise Population - Gudalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.6% of total population in Gudalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,702 6,719 6,983
Schedule Tribe 1,806 874 932

Religion-wise Population - Gudalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gudalur is 29,635 which is 59.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gudalur is 12,885 which is 26.01% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gudalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 29,635 (59.83%) 14,590 15,045
Muslim 12,885 (26.01%) 6,411 6,474
Christian 6,982 (14.1%) 3,365 3,617
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 25 (0.05%) 10 15

Literacy Rate - Gudalur

The total literacy rate of Gudalur was 89.12% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 39,370 literates, males were 20,186 while females were 19,184. Also the male literacy rate was 93.19% and the female literacy rate was 85.21% in Gudalur.

  Gudalur Tamil Nadu
Female 85.21% 73.44%
Male 93.19% 86.77%
Total 89.12% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Gudalur

The Sex Ratio of Gudalur is 1,032. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Gudalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Gudalur.

Child Population - Gudalur

According to Census 2011, there were 5,359 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gudalur. Out of which 2,719 were male while 2,640 were female.

Working Population - Gudalur

In Gudalur Municipality out of total population, 18,807 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,807 workers engaged in Main Work, 551 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,759 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,004 12,262 4,742
Cultivators 551 373 178
Agriculture Labourer 1,759 1,141 618
Household Industries 206 127 79
Other Workers 14,488 10,621 3,867
Marginal Workers 1,803 1,087 716
Non Working 30,728 11,032 19,696

Gudalur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gudalur is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,444 78.4% 1,025
2 Ward No - 2 1,628 81% 1,063
3 Ward No - 3 2,213 84.8% 1,377
4 Ward No - 4 2,152 86.1% 1,046
5 Ward No - 5 2,890 80.8% 1,028
6 Ward No - 6 2,371 86.3% 925
7 Ward No - 7 1,838 75.5% 1,089
8 Ward No - 8 2,014 80.1% 1,094
9 Ward No - 9 2,284 75.4% 1,076
10 Ward No - 10 1,811 76.4% 1,079
11 Ward No - 11 2,808 82.1% 977
12 Ward No - 12 1,621 83.8% 991
13 Ward No - 13 2,629 82% 1,027
14 Ward No - 14 1,821 72.9% 1,017
15 Ward No - 15 2,257 84% 968
16 Ward No - 16 1,986 77.8% 1,012
17 Ward No - 17 2,546 70.5% 955
18 Ward No - 18 2,453 79.5% 996
19 Ward No - 19 3,319 72.9% 1,024
20 Ward No - 20 3,546 81.4% 1,040
21 Ward No - 21 2,904 78.4% 996

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