Eral Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Eral is a Town Panchayat city situated in Srivaikuntam taluka of Thoothukkudi district. The Eral city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,388 families residing in the Eral city. The total population of Eral is 9,478 out of which 4,730 are males and 4,748 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Eral is 1,004.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Eral city is 1055 which is 11% of the total population. There are 549 male children and 506 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Eral is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Eral is 93.8%. Thus Eral has a higher literacy rate compared to 86.2% of Thoothukkudi district. The male literacy rate is 96.51% and the female literacy rate is 91.21% in Eral.

Population
9,478
Literacy
93.8%
Sex Ratio
1,004

Eral Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,388 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.

Eral Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,055 549 506
Literacy 93.8% 85.3% 81.5%
Scheduled Caste 286 143 143
Scheduled Tribe 301 152 149
Illiterate 1,574 695 879

Caste-wise Population - Eral

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.2% of total population in Eral.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 286 143 143
Schedule Tribe 301 152 149

Religion-wise Population - Eral

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Eral is 7,191 which is 75.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Eral is 1,092 which is 11.52% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Eral as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,191 (75.87%) 3,582 3,609
Muslim 1,092 (11.52%) 552 540
Christian 1,167 (12.31%) 582 585
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 27 (0.28%) 13 14

Literacy Rate - Eral

The total literacy rate of Eral was 93.84% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 7,904 literates, males were 4,035 while females were 3,869. Also the male literacy rate was 96.51% and the female literacy rate was 91.21% in Eral.

  Eral Tamil Nadu
Female 91.21% 73.44%
Male 96.51% 86.77%
Total 93.84% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Eral

The Sex Ratio of Eral is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Eral. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Eral.


Child Population - Eral

According to Census 2011, there were 1,055 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Eral. Out of which 549 were male while 506 were female.


Working Population - Eral

In Eral Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,554 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,554 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 166 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,429 2,763 666
Cultivators 39 33 6
Agriculture Labourer 166 128 38
Household Industries 296 107 189
Other Workers 2,928 2,495 433
Marginal Workers 125 69 56
Non Working 5,924 1,898 4,026

Eral Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 571 86.2% 1,025
2 Ward No - 2 740 78.4% 995
3 Ward No - 3 585 86.2% 1,017
4 Ward No - 4 515 80.8% 1,201
5 Ward No - 5 758 72% 964
6 Ward No - 6 590 84.1% 1,007
7 Ward No - 7 574 71.3% 1,007
8 Ward No - 8 526 84.6% 955
9 Ward No - 9 645 87% 1,048
10 Ward No - 10 625 85.6% 990
11 Ward No - 11 743 86.1% 1,014
12 Ward No - 12 684 88.6% 1,054
13 Ward No - 13 663 87.6% 967
14 Ward No - 14 676 87.7% 915
15 Ward No - 15 583 85.8% 963

Map of Eral, Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu


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