1.

AREA AND POPULATION

1.1

AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCs, STs SEX WISE BY BLOCKS

AND MUNICIPALITIES

Male

Female

(3)

Persons

(2)

Female

(1)

Literates

Male

Name of the
Blocks/
Municipalities

Population

Persons

Sl.
No.

Area (sq.km)

YEAR: 2011-2012

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

1.

Periyanaicken
palayam

395.37

239121

122492

116629

171658

95384

76274

2.

Sarkarsamakulam

198.37

110104

55855

54249

75377

42142

33235

3.

Thondamuthur

449.32

146425

74087

72338

95801

53738

42063

4.

Madukkarai

324.01

255482

129734

125748

180515

99861

80654

5.

Karamadai

645.45

171210

86911

84299

104616

60044

44572

6.

Pollachi (N)

286.52

104358

52456

51902

62636

36006

26630

7.

Pollachi (S)

206.36

111627

56541

55086

72527

41017

31510

Anaimalai

346.88

139725

69929

69796

82267

46754

35513

Kinathukadavu

325.75

100182

49729

50453

58730

33599

25131

10

Valparai

669.64

95107

46961

48146

67735

37268

30467

11

Annur

290.60

101068

51051

50017

58511

34158

24353

12

Sultanpet

295.75

69262

34872

34390

39965

23455

16510

13

Sulur

289.21

187170

95888

91282

128332

73284

55048

105.60

930882

477937

452945

740899

401174

339725

13.86

88302

44400

43902

68199

36363

31836

7.20

66595

33385

33210

48609

26490

22119

2916620

1482228

1434392

2056377

1140737

915640

Corporation
14

Coimbatore
Municipalities

15.

Pollachi

16.

Mettupalayam
Total

Source: Census of India 2001

Male

Female

(2)

Persons

(1)

Female

Name of the Blocks/

Municipalities

Male

Sl.
No.

Scheduled Tribes

Persons

Scheduled Castes

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

1.

Periyanaickenpalayam

25888

12982

12906

3805

1931

1874

2.

Sarkarsamakulam

17528

8724

8804

37

19

18

3.

Thondamuthur

23696

11998

11698

2877

1448

1429

4.

Madukkarai

37082

18464

18618

1441

704

737

5.

Karamadai

28768

14543

14225

8076

4087

3989

6.

Pollachi (N)

21753

10813

10940

496

235

261

7.

Pollachi(S)

19247

9753

9494

170

77

93

8.

Anaimalai

25419

12658

12761

6057

3062

2995

9.

Kinathukadavu

19089

9340

9749

730

374

356

10.

Valparai

51661

25197

26464

1217

622

595

11.

Annur

25491

12856

12635

490

260

230

12.

Sultanpet

15160

7639

7521

13

Sulur

29938

14925

15013

89

44

45

77178

38788

38390

535

281

254

Corporation
14.

Coimbatore
Municipalities

15.

Pollachi

9112

4449

4663

117

63

54

16.

Mettupalayam

8178

4092

4086

78

40

38

435188

217221

217967

26216

13247

12969

Total

Source: Census of India 2001

1.2. POPULATION BY BROAD INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES OF WORKERS

District
Sl.
No
(1)
1.

Industrial Category

Persons

(2)

% to
total
workers
(4)

(3)
Total Main Workers
a) Cultivators
b) Agricultural Labours
c) Household Industry
Manufacturing, Processing,
Servicing and Repairs
d) Other Workers

Tamil Nadu
Persons
(5)

98364
211056

10.49
22.52

5116039
8837630

30381

3.24

1499761

510302

54.44

12624852

87211

9.30

Total Workers
Non Workers

937314
1048424

32.14*
35.95*

Total Population

2916620

Marginal Workers

27878282

62405679

Source: Census of India 2001

*Percentage to population has been given for the above two items

1.3 POPULATION BY RELIGION

Sl.No.

Religion

Persons in District
Male
(3)
1336224

Persons in District
Female
(4)
1290981

(1)
1

(2)
Hindu

Muslim

78916

76570

Christian

63384

63433

Sikh

343

255

Buddhist

101

81

Jain

1265

1167

Other Religions

Religions not stated

172

152

1823

1752
Source: Census of India 2001

1.4. POPULATION BY AGE GROUPS

Sl.No

Age Groups

Persons in
Districts

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

0-14

15-59

3.

60 and above
Total

Persons in
Tamil Nadu
(4)

Percent to total in
Tamil
District
Nadu
(5)
(6)

670561

16710874

22.99

26.90

1946806

39758463

66.75

64.20

299253

5507400

10.26

8.90

2916620

61976737

100.00

100.00

Source: Census of India 2001

1.5 POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT DECENNIAL GROWTH

Percentage
Variation Since
previous
Census

Period
(Subject to the
period of
availability)
(1)

Region

Population

(2)

(3)

1991-2001

Total

2916620

61%

Rural

854489

-11%

Urban

2062131

142%

(4)

Source: Census of India 2001

Sex Ratio

Urban/Rural
Population in %

S.T. Population in %

Density per Sq.Km.

S.C. Population in %

1.6 SALIENT FEATURES OF 2001 CENSUS BLOCK WISE

1.

P.N.Palayam

605.86

952

75.7/24.3

55.5

44.4 10.8

1.600

2.

S.S. Kulam

561.33

971

83.7/16.3

55.9

44.09 15.9

0.03

3.

Thondamuthur

353.26

976

80.9/19.1

56.1

43.9 18.2

5.90

4.

Madukkarai

1023.98

969

86.3/18.2

55.3

44.6 16.1

1.90

5.

Karamadai

367.86

976

80.2/19.8

40.5

59.4 14.5

0.560

6.

Pollachi (N)

675.67

989

83.2/16.8

57.8

42.1 21.6

0.480

7.

Pollachi (S)

540.93

974

81.1/18.9

57.9

42.0 20.3

0.170

8.

Anaimalai

400.59

998

75.0/25.0

56.8

43.1 19.0

0.720

9.

Kinathukadavu

307.56

1014

75.6/24.4

57.2

42.7 19.0

0.720

10.

Annur

347.79

979

74.5/25.5

39.6

60.3 25.2

0.480

11.

Sultanpet

234.19

893

74.6/25.4

58.6

41.3 21.9

0.001

12.

Sulur

646.95

951

85.1/14.9

57.1

42.8

7.9

0.04

13.

Coimbatore Corp.

8815.17

948

100

54.1

45.8

8.3

0.05

14.

Pollachi (M)

6371.00

988

100

53.9

46.0 11.7

0.01

Sl.No.

Name of the
Block/
Municipality

Literacy rate
among

Male Female
(%)
(%)

15.

Mettupalayam(M)

9249.31

994

100

38.9

61.07 12.5

0.06

Source: Census of India 2001

1.7 SALIENT FEATURES OF 2001 CENSUS

1. Population
Total
Male
Female

:
:
:

2916620
1482228
1434392

2. Literates
Total
Male
Female

:
:
:

2056377
1140737
915640

3. Literacy Rate (in %)

Total
Male
Female

:
:
:

71%
77%
64%

:
:

470
601

4. Density
Census 1991
Census 2001

5. Sex Ratio
Census 1991
Census 2001

:
:

952
968