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

Somayampalayam is a Census Town city situated in Coimbatore North taluka of Coimbatore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,063 families residing in the Somayampalayam city. The total population of Somayampalayam is 14,787 out of which 7,416 are males and 7,371 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Somayampalayam is 994.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Somayampalayam city is 1482 which is 10% of the total population. There are 770 male children and 712 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Somayampalayam is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (994).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Somayampalayam is 84.3%. Thus Somayampalayam has higher literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 89.27% and the female literacy rate is 79.29% in Somayampalayam.

Somayampalayam Census Town has total administration over 4,063 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Somayampalayam Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,482 770 712
Literacy 84.3% 80% 71.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,588 796 792
Scheduled Tribe 21 12 9
Illiterate 3,574 1,483 2,091

Caste-wise Population - Somayampalayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Somayampalayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,588 796 792
Schedule Tribe 21 12 9

Religion-wise Population - Somayampalayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Somayampalayam is 13,739 which is 92.91% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Somayampalayam is 266 which is 1.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Somayampalayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,739 (92.91%) 6,890 6,849
Muslim 266 (1.8%) 142 124
Christian 659 (4.46%) 336 323
Sikh 4 (0.03%) 1 3
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 116 (0.78%) 45 71

Literacy Rate - Somayampalayam

The total literacy rate of Somayampalayam was 84.28% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,213 literates, males were 5,933 while females were 5,280. Also the male literacy rate was 89.27% and the female literacy rate was 79.29% in Somayampalayam.

  Somayampalayam Tamil Nadu
Female 79.29% 73.44%
Male 89.27% 86.77%
Total 84.28% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Somayampalayam

The Sex Ratio of Somayampalayam is 994. Thus per every 1000 men there were 994 females in Somayampalayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Somayampalayam.

Child Population - Somayampalayam

According to Census 2011, there were 1,482 children between age 0 to 6 years in Somayampalayam. Out of which 770 were male while 712 were female.

Working Population - Somayampalayam

In Somayampalayam Census Town out of total population, 6,232 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 6,232 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,618 4,188 1,430
Cultivators 62 58 4
Agriculture Labourer 96 66 30
Household Industries 101 63 38
Other Workers 5,359 4,001 1,358
Marginal Workers 614 276 338
Non Working 8,555 2,952 5,603

Somayampalayam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Somayampalayam is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,787 75.8% 994

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