District of Tamil Nadu

Ariyalur: 7.5 lakh people, one story

People
7,54,894
Area
1,940 km²
Literacy
71.34%
Sex ratio
1,015
Top 3 in Tamil NaduWorkers in farming: 76.2 % of workers. Rank 2 of 32 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduUrban population: 11.1%. Rank 32 of 32.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduChild sex ratio (0–6): 897 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →Lowest in Tamil NaduLiteracy rate: 71.34%. Rank 31 of 32.See the numbers →

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AriyalurTamil Nadu

The history, places and schemes of Ariyalur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Ariyalur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population7.5 lakh#30/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area1,940 km²#29/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density389 per km²#22/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio1,015 females per 1000 males#10/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)897 girls per 1000 boys#31/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate71.34%#31/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy61.74%#31/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population11.1%#32/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

71.3% can read. 1,015 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.286.8
Female literacy
61.773.4
Scheduled Castes
23.320.0
Scheduled Tribes
1.41.1
Living in towns
11.148.4

Gender literacy gap: 19.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.8%
  • Muslim 1.1%
  • Christian 5.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.6 lakh workers, 47.7% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 29.8%
    • Farm labourers 46.4%
    • Household industry 3.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.874.5
      Latrine at home
      14.138.5
      Tap water
      68.263.7
      LPG / PNG
      15.638.3
      Phone
      52.859.8
      Television
      64.969.4
      Bicycle
      41.336.1
      Two-wheeler
      16.125.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.