Population22,51,744Erode
Children 0–61,95,213
Males11,29,868
Females11,21,876
Sex ratio993per 1,000 males
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,95,213
Boys 0–699,943
Girls 0–695,270
Child %8.7%
Population Overview
Total population22,51,744
Males11,29,868
Females11,21,876
Sex ratio993per 1,000 males
Households6,58,071
SC / ST
SC population3,69,483
SC males1,84,408
SC females1,85,075
SC %16.4%
ST population21,880
ST males11,024
ST females10,856
ST %1%
Literacy
Literate14,92,662
Literate males8,28,300
Literate females6,64,362
Literacy %66.3%
Illiterate7,59,082
Illiterate males3,01,568
Illiterate females4,57,514
Workers — Total
Total workers11,95,773
Worker males7,32,083
Worker females4,63,690
Work participation %53.1%
Non-workers10,55,971
Non-worker males3,97,785
Non-worker females6,58,186
Workers — Main
Main workers11,11,051
Main males6,93,728
Main females4,17,323
Cultivators1,73,376
Cultivator males1,03,260
Cultivator females70,116
Agri labourers3,31,414
Agri labourer males1,63,364
Agri labourer females1,68,050
Household industry48,960
HH industry males23,636
HH industry females25,324
Other workers5,57,301
Other males4,03,468
Other females1,53,833
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers84,722
Marginal males38,355
Marginal females46,367
Marg. cultivators4,794
Marg. agri labourers38,798
Marg. HH industry5,362
Marg. other35,768
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males2,197
Marg. cultivator females2,597
Marg. agri lab. males16,361
Marg. agri lab. females22,437
Marg. HH industry males1,382
Marg. HH industry females3,980
Marg. other males18,415
Marg. other females17,353
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers73,379
3–6 mo males33,840
3–6 mo females39,539
3–6 mo cultivators4,320
3–6 mo cult. males2,000
3–6 mo cult. females2,320
3–6 mo agri lab.34,168
3–6 mo agri lab. males14,659
3–6 mo agri lab. females19,509
3–6 mo HH industry4,015
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,083
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,932
3–6 mo other30,876
3–6 mo other males16,098
3–6 mo other females14,778
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers11,343
0–3 mo males4,515
0–3 mo females6,828
0–3 mo cultivators474
0–3 mo cult. males197
0–3 mo cult. females277
0–3 mo agri lab.4,630
0–3 mo agri lab. males1,702
0–3 mo agri lab. females2,928
0–3 mo HH industry1,347
0–3 mo HH ind. males299
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,048
0–3 mo other4,892
0–3 mo other males2,317
0–3 mo other females2,575