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

Kuhalur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Gobichettipalayam taluka of Erode district. The Kuhalur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,628 families residing in the Kuhalur city. The total population of Kuhalur is 11,753 out of which 5,765 are males and 5,988 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kuhalur is 1,039.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kuhalur city is 964 which is 8% of the total population. There are 457 male children and 507 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kuhalur is 1,109 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,039).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kuhalur is 63.6%. Thus Kuhalur has lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 73.36% and the female literacy rate is 54.21% in Kuhalur.

Kuhalur Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,628 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.

Kuhalur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 964 457 507
Literacy 63.6% 67.5% 49.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,158 1,072 1,086
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 4,888 1,871 3,017

Caste-wise Population - Kuhalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kuhalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,158 1,072 1,086
Schedule Tribe 2 1 1

Religion-wise Population - Kuhalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kuhalur is 11,623 which is 98.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kuhalur is 94 which is 0.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kuhalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,623 (98.89%) 5,705 5,918
Muslim 94 (0.8%) 41 53
Christian 32 (0.27%) 17 15
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 0 2

Literacy Rate - Kuhalur

The total literacy rate of Kuhalur was 63.63% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,865 literates, males were 3,894 while females were 2,971. Also the male literacy rate was 73.36% and the female literacy rate was 54.21% in Kuhalur.

  Kuhalur Tamil Nadu
Female 54.21% 73.44%
Male 73.36% 86.77%
Total 63.63% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kuhalur

The Sex Ratio of Kuhalur is 1,039. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,039 females in Kuhalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,109 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,039 ) of Kuhalur.

Child Population - Kuhalur

According to Census 2011, there were 964 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kuhalur. Out of which 457 were male while 507 were female.

Working Population - Kuhalur

In Kuhalur Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,476 were engaged in work activities. 92.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,476 workers engaged in Main Work, 625 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,609 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,971 3,539 2,432
Cultivators 625 411 214
Agriculture Labourer 3,609 1,825 1,784
Household Industries 151 97 54
Other Workers 1,586 1,206 380
Marginal Workers 505 254 251
Non Working 5,277 1,972 3,305

Kuhalur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,229 52% 1,002
2 Ward No - 2 504 64.1% 1,066
3 Ward No - 3 756 67.9% 1,005
4 Ward No - 4 633 71.1% 1,069
5 Ward No - 5 549 63% 1,120
6 Ward No - 6 1,106 57.2% 975
7 Ward No - 7 1,066 55.4% 1,008
8 Ward No - 8 649 61.8% 997
9 Ward No - 9 673 50.8% 1,064
10 Ward No - 10 1,252 50.7% 1,101
11 Ward No - 11 555 38.4% 1,086
12 Ward No - 12 689 57.8% 997
13 Ward No - 13 470 65.1% 1,026
14 Ward No - 14 790 68.5% 1,153
15 Ward No - 15 832 64.2% 995

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