Anaiyur, Madurai

Anaiyur is an area of the Madurai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2011, the town had a population of 63,917.

For other uses, see Anaiyur (disambiguation).

Anaiyur
village
Anaiyur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°57′41″N 78°6′41″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai
TalukaMadurai North
Population
 (2011)
 • Total63,917
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics
Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 85.09%
Muslim
 
 5.9%
Christian
 
 8.81%
Sikh
 
 0.01%
Jain
 
 0.01%
Other
 
 0.18%

According to 2011 census, Anaiyur had a population of 63,917 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[1] A total of 6,166 were under the age of six, constituting 3,219 males and 2,947 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 10.98% and 0.32% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 82.83%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[1] The district had a total of 16,351 households. There were a total of 24,478 workers, comprising 354 cultivators, 839 main agricultural labourers, 426 in house hold industries, 20,906 other workers, 1,953 marginal workers, 31 marginal cultivators, 59 marginal agricultural labourers, 272 marginal workers in household industries and 1,591 other marginal workers.[2][3]

As per the religious census of 2011, Anaiyur had 85.09% Hindus, 5.9% Muslims, 8.81% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Jains and 0.18% following other religions.[4]

References
  1. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Anaiyur". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. "NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Madurai: Madurai North". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013.
  4. "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.


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