Erumad Population, Caste, Working Data The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Erumad is a village situated in Panthalur taluka of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 3,855 families residing in the village Erumad. The total population of Erumad is 15,695 out of which 7,668 are males and 8,027 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Erumad is 1,047.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Erumad village is 1633 which is 10% of the total population. There are 844 male children and 789 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Erumad is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,047) of Erumad village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Erumad is 87.4%. Thus Erumad village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77.5% of The Nilgiris district. The male literacy rate is 91.71% and the female literacy rate is 83.39% in Erumad village.

Population
15,695
Families
3,855
Literacy
87.43%
Sex Ratio
1,047

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Erumad village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Erumad Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Erumad village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,633 844 789
Literacy 87.43% 91.71% 83.39%
Scheduled Caste 1,527 756 771
Scheduled Tribe 2,825 1,379 1,446
Illiterate 3,401 1,410 1,991

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18% of total population in Erumad village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Erumad village out of total population, 6,380 were engaged in work activities. 83.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,380 workers engaged in Main Work, 238 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 376 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,323 3,754 1,569
Cultivators 238 215 23
Agriculture Labourer 376 294 82
Household Industries 36 22 14
Other Workers 4,673 3,223 1,450
Marginal Workers 1,057 548 509
Non Working 9,315 3,366 5,949

Map of Erumad, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Erumad, Panthalur

Below are the list of villages near Erumad village in Panthalur.

Village Population
Munnanad 10,304
Nelliyalam 21,836
Cherangode 33,506

Reference