City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal
City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal
City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal
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Chapter - 2 Final Report: Ambur <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
do<br />
Attributes<br />
Table 2-4: Comparative Population Density<br />
Area<br />
(Sq. Km)<br />
Total<br />
Population<br />
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Density (Persons per<br />
Sq. Km)<br />
Density<br />
(Persons per Ha.)<br />
India 3,287,590 1,028,610,328 313 -<br />
Tamil Nadu 1,30,058 6,24,05,679 480 -<br />
Vellore District 4,314 34,77,317 806 -<br />
Ambur <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
Area<br />
(Sq. Km)<br />
Total<br />
Population<br />
Density (Persons per<br />
Sq. Km)<br />
Density<br />
(Persons per Ha.)<br />
1961 17.97 39,455 2,196 22<br />
1971 17.97 54,011 3,006 30<br />
1981 17.97 66,042 3,675 37<br />
1991 17.97 75,911 4,224 42<br />
2001 17.97 99,624 5,544 55<br />
Source: Compiled from Ambur <strong>Municipal</strong> Records.<br />
2.4.5 Sex Ratio<br />
Sex ratio in Ambur municipality is 1021 females per 1000 males. Sex ratio of the district<br />
urban and Ambur municipality indicates that the sex ratio is higher than the state<br />
average. The sex ratio of the municipality is given in the table below:<br />
Table 2-5: Comparative Sex Ratio<br />
NAME Sex Ratio Sex Ratio 0-6<br />
Tamil Nadu 987 942<br />
Tamil Nadu Urban 982 955<br />
Vellore District 997 943<br />
Vellore District Urban 1003 960<br />
Ambur (M) 1021 1005<br />
Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, Census of India-1991, 2001<br />
2.4.6 Literacy<br />
Literacy is one of the important social indicators for development. The literacy rate in<br />
Ambur town is 79.5% (2001 census). There are more male literates (85.87%) than female<br />
literates (73.29%). The literacy rate is compared with the state, district and town and<br />
given in the table below.<br />
Area<br />
Table 2-6: Comparative Literacy Rate<br />
Literacy Rate<br />
Person Male Female<br />
Tamil Nadu 73.45 82.42 64.43<br />
Tamil Nadu Urban 82.53 88.97 75.99<br />
Vellore District 72.36 81.99 62.79<br />
Vellore District Urban 80.46 87.77 73.22<br />
Ambur (M) 79.51 85.87 73.29<br />
Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, Census of India-1991, 2001<br />
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