Erode

This page provides an overview of Erode: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

10,100,744
Population
2,955,786
Households
992
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
65.6%
Approx. literacy

Erode has an aggregated population of 10,100,744. Approximately 44.59% live in rural areas (4,503,488) and 22.93% live in urban areas (2,315,952).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 4,503,488 3
Bhavani 1,233,159 56
Erode 1,829,825 59
Gobichettipalayam 969,672 63
Perundurai 673,579 65
Sathyamangalam 891,021 78

Population summary

Erode has a population of 10,100,744 (5,071,865 males and 5,028,879 females). The sex ratio is about 992 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population10,100,744
Male5,071,865
Female5,028,879
Rural population4,503,488 (44.59%)
Urban population2,315,952 (22.93%)
Households2,955,786

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 65.6%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates6,625,694
Total illiterates3,475,050

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,693,248 (16.76%). ST: 107,545 (1.06%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,693,24816.76%
ST107,5451.06%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 873,106 (8.64%). Workers: 5,418,196 (53.64%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)873,1068.64%
Total workers5,418,19653.64%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Erode 2,251,744
Erode 1,157,976
Erode 1,093,768
Erode 822,329
Erode 637,162
Bhavani 459,517
Gobichettipalayam 376,351
Sathyamangalam 327,441
Bhavani 314,125
Perundurai 266,106