Erode is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 5 Taluks, 306 villages and 59 towns in Erode district.
As per the Census India 2011, Erode district has 658,071 households, population of 2,251,744 of which 1,129,868 are males and 1,121,876 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 195,213 which is 8.67% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Erode district is around
993 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Erode district is 66.29% out of which 73.31% males are literate and 59.22% females are literate. The total area of Erode is 5,760 sq.km with population density of 391 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 48.57% of population lives in Urban area and 51.43% lives in Rural area. There are 16.41% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.97% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Erode district.
Erode Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,251,744 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2,115,455 | 93.95% |
| Muslim | 76,098 | 3.38% |
| Christian | 55,899 | 2.48% |
| Religion not stated | 2,913 | 0.13% |
| Jain | 639 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 435 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 157 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 148 | 0.01% |
Erode Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 768 | 4,992 |
| Number of households | 334,569 | 323,502 |
| Total Population | 1,157,976 | 1,093,768 |
| Population (%) | 49.87% | 49.5% |
| Male Population | 577,475 | 552,393 |
| Female Population | 580,501 | 541,375 |
| Sex Ratio | 1005 | 980 |
| Literacy (%) | 72.33% | 59.89% |
List of Taluks in Erode
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