District of Tamil Nadu

Erode: 22.5 lakh people, one story

People
22,51,744
Area
5,760 km²
Literacy
72.58%
Sex ratio
993
Big number22.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 391 to every km².See the numbers →

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ErodeTamil Nadu

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

Erode in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population22.5 lakh#15/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area5,760 km²#6/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density391 per km²#21/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio993 females per 1000 males#19/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)953 girls per 1000 boys#14/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate72.58%#28/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy64.71%#28/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population51.4%#10/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 48.4

People & society

72.6% can read. 993 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.486.8
Female literacy
64.773.4
Scheduled Castes
16.420.0
Scheduled Tribes
1.01.1
Living in towns
51.448.4

Gender literacy gap: 15.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.9%
  • Muslim 3.4%
  • Christian 2.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    46 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12 lakh workers, 53.1% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 14.9%
    • Farm labourers 31.0%
    • Household industry 4.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.574.5
      Latrine at home
      38.338.5
      Tap water
      60.763.7
      LPG / PNG
      44.038.3
      Phone
      57.359.8
      Television
      66.169.4
      Bicycle
      43.736.1
      Two-wheeler
      34.225.8

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.