Ethapur

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}  {{Infobox settlement | name = Ethapur | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Yethapur | nickname = | settlement_type = Panchayat town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India | coordinates = {{coord|11.6667|N|78.4833|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Salem | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 8 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 10968 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Tamil | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | registration_plate = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Ethapur''' or '''Yethapur''' is a panchayat town in Pethanaickenpalayam taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of {{cvt|8|km2}}, it had a population of 10,968 individuals as per the 2011 census.

== Geography and administration == Ethapur is located in Pethanaickenpalayam taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="TP">{{cite web|url=https://www.townpanchayat.in/Yethapur|title=Yethapur|work=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|title=Villages of Tamil Nadu|work=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=1 June 2025|archive-date=12 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112222132/https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spread across an area of {{cvt|8|km2}},<ref name="Pop">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/tamilnadu/salem/3340836000__ethapur/|title=Ethapur|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> it is bordered by the Kalrayan Hills to the north, Pethanaickenpalayam to the east, and the villages of Puthiragoundanpalayam to the south, and Pathiyagoundanpudhur and Kalyanakiri to the west.<ref name="TP"/> It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/townpanchayats.pdf|title=Town panchayats in Tamil Nadu|work=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

Ethapur is sub-divided into 15 wards distributed across two revenue villages of Ethapur and Abinavam.<ref name="TP"/> The town panchayat is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|title=Local Government|publisher=Government of India|access-date=1 January 2023|page=1|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004071216/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The town forms part of the Attur Assembly constituency that elects its member to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly and the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member to the Parliament of India.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/web/pslist/english/Salam_eng.pdf|title=Polling stations in Salem district|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=1 June 2025}}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

==Demographics== As per the 2011 census, Ethapur had a population of 10,968 individuals across 2,866 households.<ref name="Census">{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=33&district=608&subdistrict=5743&town_village=803472&geo_level=4&format=csv|title=Geo level data: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in 2001 when 10,058 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 3,547 males and 3,674 females.<ref name="Pop"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 June 2008|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> About 966 individuals were below the age of six years.<ref name="Census"/> About 19% of the population belonged to scheduled castes and 3.3% belonged to scheduled tribes. The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 84.2%.<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/>

About 41.9% of the eligible population were employed,<ref name="Pop"/> of which majority were involved in agriculture and allied activities.<ref name="TP"/><ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/> Hinduism was the majority religion which was followed by 98.3% of the population, with Christianity (0.7%) and Islam (1%) being minor religions.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11392/download/14505/DDW33C-01%20MDDS.XLS|title=Religion: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref>

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Category:Cities and towns in Salem district