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Tiruvannamalai population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 2,464,875 people
Households 588,836 PCA households
Literacy rate 74.21% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 50.23% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,464,875 1,969,930 494,945 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 588,836 472,689 116,147 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 272,569 220,384 52,185 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.06% 11.19% 10.54% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 994 990 1,011 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 930 927 943 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,626,813 1,253,098 373,715 Literacy rate% 74.21% 71.62% 84.41% Male literacy rate% 83.11% 81.18% 90.8% Female literacy rate% 65.32% 62.05% 78.13% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 565,329 493,925 71,404 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 90,954 86,775 4,179 Total workersCensus workers 1,238,177 1,048,646 189,531 Work participation rate% 50.23% 53.23% 38.29% Main workersworked at least 6 months 970,072 804,135 165,937 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 268,105 244,511 23,594 Non-workerspeople 1,226,698 921,284 305,414
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 588,836 households and 2,464,875 residents. Urban residents made up 20.08% of the population. Rural residents made up 79.92%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.06% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.11% for males and 65.32% for females. Of 1,238,177 workers, 78.35% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 265,183 27,458 Agricultural labourers 351,310 173,753 Household industry workers 37,020 9,700 Other workers 316,559 57,194
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 803422 145,278 people within this district · Town
Census code 803412 63,671 people within this district · Town
Census code 803413 37,802 people within this district · Town
Census code 803415 31,320 people within this district · Town
Census code 803418 28,123 people within this district · Town
Census code 803421 26,980 people within this district · Town
Census code 803419 19,827 people within this district · Town
Census code 632266 18,244 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803424 15,506 people within this district · Town
Census code 803417 14,304 people within this district · Town
Census code 803423 13,718 people within this district · Town
Census code 803420 11,382 people within this district · Town
Census code 631212 10,299 people within this district · Census town
Census code 631216 9,800 people within this district · Census town
Census code 631214 7,555 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803411 7,399 people within this district · Town
Census code 631435 6,912 people within this district · Census town
Census code 631213 5,894 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803414 5,801 people within this district · Town
Census code 631434 5,577 people within this district · Census town
Census code 631215 4,956 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803416 4,597 people within this district · Town