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

Vaniputhur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Gobichettipalayam taluka of Erode district. The Vaniputhur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,748 families residing in the Vaniputhur city. The total population of Vaniputhur is 12,044 out of which 5,937 are males and 6,107 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vaniputhur is 1,029.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vaniputhur city is 904 which is 8% of the total population. There are 459 male children and 445 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vaniputhur is 969 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,029).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vaniputhur is 67.9%. Thus Vaniputhur has lower literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 75.5% and the female literacy rate is 60.63% in Vaniputhur.

Vaniputhur Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,748 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.

Vaniputhur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 904 459 445
Literacy 67.9% 69.7% 56.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,702 821 881
Scheduled Tribe 23 11 12
Illiterate 4,475 1,801 2,674

Caste-wise Population - Vaniputhur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Vaniputhur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,702 821 881
Schedule Tribe 23 11 12

Religion-wise Population - Vaniputhur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vaniputhur is 11,415 which is 94.78% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vaniputhur is 452 which is 3.75% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vaniputhur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,415 (94.78%) 5,648 5,767
Muslim 452 (3.75%) 210 242
Christian 107 (0.89%) 50 57
Sikh 5 (0.04%) 1 4
Buddhist 10 (0.08%) 8 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 55 (0.46%) 20 35

Literacy Rate - Vaniputhur

The total literacy rate of Vaniputhur was 67.94% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,569 literates, males were 4,136 while females were 3,433. Also the male literacy rate was 75.5% and the female literacy rate was 60.63% in Vaniputhur.

  Vaniputhur Tamil Nadu
Female 60.63% 73.44%
Male 75.5% 86.77%
Total 67.94% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Vaniputhur

The Sex Ratio of Vaniputhur is 1,029. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,029 females in Vaniputhur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,029 ) of Vaniputhur.

Child Population - Vaniputhur

According to Census 2011, there were 904 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vaniputhur. Out of which 459 were male while 445 were female.

Working Population - Vaniputhur

In Vaniputhur Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,722 were engaged in work activities. 91.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,722 workers engaged in Main Work, 462 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,683 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,121 3,633 2,488
Cultivators 462 280 182
Agriculture Labourer 2,683 1,291 1,392
Household Industries 165 92 73
Other Workers 2,811 1,970 841
Marginal Workers 601 298 303
Non Working 5,322 2,006 3,316

Vaniputhur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 681 51.8% 997
2 Ward No - 2 709 52.3% 1,085
3 Ward No - 3 615 69.4% 1,016
4 Ward No - 4 742 53.5% 1,022
5 Ward No - 5 830 71% 1,091
6 Ward No - 6 923 66.6% 1,070
7 Ward No - 7 860 70% 937
8 Ward No - 8 925 60% 1,002
9 Ward No - 9 1,124 52.9% 941
10 Ward No - 10 921 48.4% 994
11 Ward No - 11 799 71.7% 1,054
12 Ward No - 12 1,043 68.1% 1,142
13 Ward No - 13 637 76.8% 1,035
14 Ward No - 14 726 62.9% 1,068
15 Ward No - 15 509 76.6% 1,004

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