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

Olagadam is a Town Panchayat city situated in Bhavani taluka of Erode district. The Olagadam city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,851 families residing in the Olagadam city. The total population of Olagadam is 9,958 out of which 5,062 are males and 4,896 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Olagadam is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Olagadam city is 856 which is 9% of the total population. There are 455 male children and 401 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Olagadam is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Olagadam is 66.1%. Thus Olagadam has lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 77.32% and the female literacy rate is 54.59% in Olagadam.

Olagadam Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,851 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.

Olagadam Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 856 455 401
Literacy 66.1% 70.4% 50.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,302 648 654
Scheduled Tribe 154 74 80
Illiterate 3,942 1,500 2,442

Caste-wise Population - Olagadam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Olagadam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,302 648 654
Schedule Tribe 154 74 80

Religion-wise Population - Olagadam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Olagadam is 9,188 which is 92.27% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Olagadam is 751 which is 7.54% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Olagadam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,188 (92.27%) 4,695 4,493
Muslim 751 (7.54%) 360 391
Christian 13 (0.13%) 5 8
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.05%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Olagadam

The total literacy rate of Olagadam was 66.1% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,016 literates, males were 3,562 while females were 2,454. Also the male literacy rate was 77.32% and the female literacy rate was 54.59% in Olagadam.

  Olagadam Tamil Nadu
Female 54.59% 73.44%
Male 77.32% 86.77%
Total 66.1% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Olagadam

The Sex Ratio of Olagadam is 967. Thus per every 1000 men there were 967 females in Olagadam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Olagadam.

Child Population - Olagadam

According to Census 2011, there were 856 children between age 0 to 6 years in Olagadam. Out of which 455 were male while 401 were female.

Working Population - Olagadam

In Olagadam Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,758 were engaged in work activities. 95.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,758 workers engaged in Main Work, 931 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,191 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,510 3,197 2,313
Cultivators 931 568 363
Agriculture Labourer 2,191 1,037 1,154
Household Industries 501 136 365
Other Workers 1,887 1,456 431
Marginal Workers 248 63 185
Non Working 4,200 1,802 2,398

Olagadam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 439 51% 995
2 Ward No - 2 1,075 68.2% 1,017
3 Ward No - 3 494 63.2% 968
4 Ward No - 4 602 54% 967
5 Ward No - 5 492 57.7% 952
6 Ward No - 6 491 53.6% 1,004
7 Ward No - 7 646 55.1% 928
8 Ward No - 8 770 73.5% 1,070
9 Ward No - 9 599 55.3% 977
10 Ward No - 10 645 55.7% 997
11 Ward No - 11 650 53.7% 952
12 Ward No - 12 799 65.2% 911
13 Ward No - 13 799 52.9% 850
14 Ward No - 14 766 72.6% 934
15 Ward No - 15 691 59.9% 1,015

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