Erode District Population, Tamil Nadu - Census India 2011

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 658071 households, population of 2251744 of which 1129868 are males and 1121876 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 195213 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 5760 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2251744100%
Hindu211545593.95%
Muslim760983.38%
Christian558992.48%
Religion not stated29130.13%
Jain6390.03%
Sikh4350.02%
Other religions and persuasions1570.01%
Buddhist1480.01%

Erode Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)768.294991.71
Number of households334569323502
Total Population11579761093768
Population (%)49.87%49.5%
Male Population577475552393
Female Population580501541375
Sex Ratio1005980
Literacy (%)72.33%59.89%

List of Taluks in Erode

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Erode district, Tamil Nadu
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Erode822329767.7310711000
Bhavani4595171494.13308970
Gobichettipalayam376351663.215671016
Sathyamangalam3274412271.88144991
Perundurai266106563.06473982

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Erode Population Facts

Number of Households658071
Population2251744
Male Population1129868 (50.18%)
Female Population1121876 (49.82%)
Children Population195213
Area5760 km2
Population density/km2391
Sex-ratio993
Literacy66.29%
Male Literacy73.31%
Female Literacy59.22%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.97%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %16.41%

Map of Erode, Tamil Nadu