Suriyampalayam is a panchayat town in Erode district

Erode District

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 in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

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It is now included in Erode Municipal Corporation

Erode Municipal Corporation

Erode Municipal Corporation ) is a civic administrative body that governs the City of Erode, India. The Corporation consists of a legislative boby, headed by the City Mayor and an executive body headed by the Corporation Commissioner...

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Demographics

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, Suriyampalayam had a population of 21,893. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Suriyampalayam has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 54%. In Suriyampalayam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.