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

Samathur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Pollachi taluka of Coimbatore district. The Samathur city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,735 families residing in the Samathur city. The total population of Samathur is 5,762 out of which 2,846 are males and 2,916 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samathur is 1,025.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Samathur city is 415 which is 7% of the total population. There are 215 male children and 200 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samathur is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samathur is 78.8%. Thus Samathur has a lower literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 85.21% and the female literacy rate is 72.5% in Samathur.

Population
5,762
Literacy
78.8%
Sex Ratio
1,025

Samathur Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,735 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.

Samathur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 415 215 200
Literacy 78.8% 78.8% 67.5%
Scheduled Caste 971 479 492
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,551 604 947

Caste-wise Population - Samathur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Samathur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 971 479 492
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Samathur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Samathur is 5,642 which is 97.92% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Samathur is 40 which is 0.69% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Samathur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,642 (97.92%) 2,794 2,848
Muslim 40 (0.69%) 19 21
Christian 77 (1.34%) 33 44
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.03%) 0 2

Literacy Rate - Samathur

The total literacy rate of Samathur was 78.75% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 4,211 literates, males were 2,242 while females were 1,969. Also the male literacy rate was 85.21% and the female literacy rate was 72.5% in Samathur.

  Samathur Tamil Nadu
Female 72.5% 73.44%
Male 85.21% 86.77%
Total 78.75% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Samathur

The Sex Ratio of Samathur is 1,025. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,025 females in Samathur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,025 ) of Samathur.


Child Population - Samathur

According to Census 2011, there were 415 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Samathur. Out of which 215 were male while 200 were female.


Working Population - Samathur

In Samathur Town Panchayat out of total population, 2,983 were engaged in work activities. 93.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,983 workers engaged in Main Work, 81 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 683 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,796 1,790 1,006
Cultivators 81 70 11
Agriculture Labourer 683 345 338
Household Industries 119 54 65
Other Workers 1,913 1,321 592
Marginal Workers 187 79 108
Non Working 2,779 977 1,802

Samathur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Samathur is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 725 77.7% 992
2 Ward No - 2 224 85.7% 1,093
3 Ward No - 3 374 73% 908
4 Ward No - 4 483 70.2% 1,038
5 Ward No - 5 279 79.2% 1,067
6 Ward No - 6 560 78.9% 993
7 Ward No - 7 779 73.6% 1,128
8 Ward No - 8 704 53% 956
9 Ward No - 9 378 69.6% 1,077
10 Ward No - 10 448 67.9% 1,055
11 Ward No - 11 338 82% 1,024
12 Ward No - 12 470 83.2% 1,017

Map of Samathur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu


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