Elumalai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Madurai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Elumalai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Peraiyur taluka of Madurai district. The Elumalai city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,224 families residing in the Elumalai city. The total population of Elumalai is 15,746 out of which 7,890 are males and 7,856 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Elumalai is 996.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Elumalai city is 1725 which is 11% of the total population. There are 874 male children and 851 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Elumalai is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (996).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Elumalai is 65.2%. Thus Elumalai has a lower literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Madurai district. The male literacy rate is 74.67% and the female literacy rate is 55.6% in Elumalai.

Population
15,746
Literacy
65.2%
Sex Ratio
996

Elumalai Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,224 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Elumalai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,725 874 851
Literacy 65.2% 66.4% 49.6%
Scheduled Caste 784 385 399
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 6,612 2,651 3,961

Caste-wise Population - Elumalai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Elumalai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 784 385 399
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Elumalai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Elumalai is 15,237 which is 96.77% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Elumalai is 407 which is 2.58% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Elumalai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,237 (96.77%) 7,638 7,599
Muslim 407 (2.58%) 209 198
Christian 55 (0.35%) 23 32
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 47 (0.3%) 20 27

Literacy Rate - Elumalai

The total literacy rate of Elumalai was 65.15% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,134 literates, males were 5,239 while females were 3,895. Also the male literacy rate was 74.67% and the female literacy rate was 55.6% in Elumalai.

  Elumalai Tamil Nadu
Female 55.6% 73.44%
Male 74.67% 86.77%
Total 65.15% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Elumalai

The Sex Ratio of Elumalai is 996. Thus per every 1000 men there were 996 females in Elumalai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Elumalai.


Child Population - Elumalai

According to Census 2011, there were 1,725 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Elumalai. Out of which 874 were male while 851 were female.


Working Population - Elumalai

In Elumalai Town Panchayat out of total population, 8,006 were engaged in work activities. 73.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,006 workers engaged in Main Work, 857 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,606 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,889 3,633 2,256
Cultivators 857 486 371
Agriculture Labourer 2,606 1,349 1,257
Household Industries 68 43 25
Other Workers 2,358 1,755 603
Marginal Workers 2,117 1,089 1,028
Non Working 7,740 3,168 4,572

Elumalai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Elumalai is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,597 51.3% 981
2 Ward No - 2 1,113 53.7% 991
3 Ward No - 3 578 46.9% 1,087
4 Ward No - 4 820 51.7% 971
5 Ward No - 5 854 60.9% 906
6 Ward No - 6 1,242 62.4% 926
7 Ward No - 7 1,479 53.3% 923
8 Ward No - 8 1,203 52.9% 1,046
9 Ward No - 9 602 71.4% 1,027
10 Ward No - 10 591 60.1% 1,031
11 Ward No - 11 783 59.8% 1,028
12 Ward No - 12 488 52.3% 1,131
13 Ward No - 13 688 60.9% 927
14 Ward No - 14 1,232 67.1% 1,010
15 Ward No - 15 981 61.4% 1,087
16 Ward No - 16 599 61.3% 1,066
17 Ward No - 17 525 58.1% 1,051
18 Ward No - 18 371 73.6% 922

Map of Elumalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu


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