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Erode population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 157,101 people
Households 43,184 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.29% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.1% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 157,101 78,222 78,879 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 14,599 7,412 7,187 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 125,814 65,865 59,949 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.29% 93.02% 83.62% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 17,351 8,656 8,695 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 230 120 110 Total workersCensus workers 66,135 49,010 17,125 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.1% 62.66% 21.71% Main workersworked at least 6 months 63,675 47,797 15,878 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,460 1,213 1,247 Non-workerspeople 90,966 29,212 61,754
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 43,184 households and 157,101 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.29% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.02% for males and 83.62% for females. Of 66,135 workers, 96.28% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 220 34 Agricultural labourers 380 34 Household industry workers 1,693 128 Other workers 61,382 2,264
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Erode (M.Corp) 610 05753 157,101
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.