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

Jambai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Bhavani taluka of Erode district. The Jambai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,789 families residing in the Jambai city. The total population of Jambai is 16,522 out of which 8,330 are males and 8,192 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jambai is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jambai city is 1399 which is 8% of the total population. There are 726 male children and 673 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jambai is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (983).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jambai is 65.9%. Thus Jambai has lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 74.84% and the female literacy rate is 56.83% in Jambai.

Jambai Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,789 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.

Jambai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,399 726 673
Literacy 65.9% 68.3% 52.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,930 1,962 1,968
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 6,558 2,639 3,919

Caste-wise Population - Jambai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jambai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,930 1,962 1,968
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Jambai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jambai is 15,898 which is 96.22% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jambai is 504 which is 3.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jambai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,898 (96.22%) 8,010 7,888
Muslim 504 (3.05%) 261 243
Christian 100 (0.61%) 49 51
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.12%) 10 10

Literacy Rate - Jambai

The total literacy rate of Jambai was 65.89% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,964 literates, males were 5,691 while females were 4,273. Also the male literacy rate was 74.84% and the female literacy rate was 56.83% in Jambai.

  Jambai Tamil Nadu
Female 56.83% 73.44%
Male 74.84% 86.77%
Total 65.89% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Jambai

The Sex Ratio of Jambai is 983. Thus per every 1000 men there were 983 females in Jambai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Jambai.

Child Population - Jambai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,399 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jambai. Out of which 726 were male while 673 were female.

Working Population - Jambai

In Jambai Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,500 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,500 workers engaged in Main Work, 791 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,313 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,556 5,055 3,501
Cultivators 791 479 312
Agriculture Labourer 3,313 1,603 1,710
Household Industries 786 363 423
Other Workers 3,666 2,610 1,056
Marginal Workers 944 473 471
Non Working 7,022 2,802 4,220

Jambai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 980 46.8% 1,050
2 Ward No - 2 968 47.4% 909
3 Ward No - 3 1,203 53.2% 1,032
4 Ward No - 4 1,103 55.2% 973
5 Ward No - 5 1,122 58.7% 934
6 Ward No - 6 1,098 60.4% 968
7 Ward No - 7 828 77.7% 1,091
8 Ward No - 8 1,280 72.7% 984
9 Ward No - 9 1,034 67.7% 981
10 Ward No - 10 1,329 56.7% 1,045
11 Ward No - 11 948 68.4% 951
12 Ward No - 12 1,717 70.4% 965
13 Ward No - 13 664 46.2% 1,006
14 Ward No - 14 1,063 54.2% 969
15 Ward No - 15 1,185 59.8% 936

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