Yercaud is a Taluk located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 9 Taluks of Salem district. There are 86 villages and 1 towns in Yercaud Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Yercaud Taluk has 10,772 households, population of 41,869 of which 21,070 are males and 20,799 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 4,650 which is 11.11% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Yercaud Taluk is around
987 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Yercaud Taluk is 54.65% out of which 62.47% males are literate and 46.73% females are literate. The total area of Yercaud is 385 sq.km with population density of 109 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 72.34% of population lives in Urban area and 27.66% lives in Rural area. There are 13.12% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 67.16% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Yercaud Taluk.
Yercaud Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 41,869 | 100% |
| Hindu | 37,634 | 89.89% |
| Christian | 3,804 | 9.09% |
| Muslim | 380 | 0.91% |
| Religion not stated | 26 | 0.06% |
| Buddhist | 21 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 2 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1 | 0% |
| Jain | 1 | 0% |
Yercaud Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 2,652 | 8,120 |
| Total Population | 11,582 | 30,287 |
| Population (%) | 50.66% | 49.81% |
| Male Population | 5,868 | 15,202 |
| Female Population | 5,714 | 15,085 |
| Sex Ratio | 974 | 992 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.23% | 46.78% |
List of Cities in Yercaud
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List of Villages in Yercaud
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