Karuppur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Karuppur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Omalur taluka of Salem district. The Karuppur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,707 families residing in the Karuppur city. The total population of Karuppur is 13,967 out of which 7,180 are males and 6,787 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karuppur is 945.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Karuppur city is 1281 which is 9% of the total population. There are 649 male children and 632 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karuppur is 974 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (945).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karuppur is 73.2%. Thus Karuppur has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 81.3% and the female literacy rate is 64.63% in Karuppur.

Population
13,967
Literacy
73.2%
Sex Ratio
945

Karuppur Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,707 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.

Karuppur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,281 649 632
Literacy 73.2% 74% 58.6%
Scheduled Caste 4,912 2,529 2,383
Scheduled Tribe 10 5 5
Illiterate 4,679 1,870 2,809

Caste-wise Population - Karuppur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Karuppur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,912 2,529 2,383
Schedule Tribe 10 5 5

Religion-wise Population - Karuppur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karuppur is 13,759 which is 98.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karuppur is 94 which is 0.67% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Karuppur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,759 (98.51%) 7,081 6,678
Muslim 94 (0.67%) 46 48
Christian 111 (0.79%) 50 61
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Karuppur

The total literacy rate of Karuppur was 73.21% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 9,288 literates, males were 5,310 while females were 3,978. Also the male literacy rate was 81.3% and the female literacy rate was 64.63% in Karuppur.

  Karuppur Tamil Nadu
Female 64.63% 73.44%
Male 81.3% 86.77%
Total 73.21% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Karuppur

The Sex Ratio of Karuppur is 945. Thus per every 1000 men there were 945 females in Karuppur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 974 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Karuppur.


Child Population - Karuppur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,281 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Karuppur. Out of which 649 were male while 632 were female.


Working Population - Karuppur

In Karuppur Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,768 were engaged in work activities. 95.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,768 workers engaged in Main Work, 236 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,797 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,441 4,249 2,192
Cultivators 236 149 87
Agriculture Labourer 1,797 805 992
Household Industries 225 111 114
Other Workers 4,183 3,184 999
Marginal Workers 327 172 155
Non Working 7,199 2,759 4,440

Karuppur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 716 62.3% 899
2 Ward No - 2 1,386 60.1% 883
3 Ward No - 3 1,053 62.4% 1,006
4 Ward No - 4 617 69.9% 946
5 Ward No - 5 1,204 72% 990
6 Ward No - 6 880 68.5% 913
7 Ward No - 7 1,331 61.7% 966
8 Ward No - 8 911 60.6% 918
9 Ward No - 9 740 66.8% 855
10 Ward No - 10 1,389 64.7% 959
11 Ward No - 11 536 77.2% 1,015
12 Ward No - 12 610 70.8% 981
13 Ward No - 13 897 76.9% 896
14 Ward No - 14 894 73% 1,004
15 Ward No - 15 803 61.8% 973

Map of Karuppur, Salem, Tamil Nadu


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