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The Nilgiris 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 735,394 people
Households 197,653 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.59% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 735,394 299,739 435,655 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 197,653 83,021 114,632 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 66,799 26,292 40,507 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.08% 8.77% 9.3% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,042 1,054 1,034 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 985 990 982 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 569,647 221,955 347,692 Literacy rate% 85.2% 81.17% 87.99% Male literacy rate% 91.72% 89.27% 93.39% Female literacy rate% 78.98% 73.53% 82.8% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 235,878 86,753 149,125 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 32,813 22,752 10,061 Total workersCensus workers 349,974 160,151 189,823 Work participation rate% 47.59% 53.43% 43.57% Main workersworked at least 6 months 318,924 146,993 171,931 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 31,050 13,158 17,892 Non-workerspeople 385,420 139,588 245,832
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 197,653 households and 735,394 residents. Urban residents made up 59.24% of the population. Rural residents made up 40.76%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.08% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.72% for males and 78.98% for females. Of 349,974 workers, 91.13% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 14,592 1,053 Agricultural labourers 71,738 7,362 Household industry workers 3,019 876 Other workers 229,575 21,759
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 803564 88,430 people within this district · Town
Census code 803560 49,535 people within this district · Town
Census code 803570 45,494 people within this district · Town
Census code 803558 44,590 people within this district · Town
Census code 803565 28,207 people within this district · Town
Census code 803559 24,954 people within this district · Town
Census code 803568 23,229 people within this district · Town
Census code 803561 21,943 people within this district · Town
Census code 803567 19,462 people within this district · Town
Census code 803566 14,383 people within this district · Town
Census code 803569 14,178 people within this district · Town
Census code 803571 12,960 people within this district · Town
Census code 635116 10,852 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803562 9,745 people within this district · Town
Census code 803573 8,886 people within this district · Town
Census code 803563 8,505 people within this district · Town
Census code 803572 5,864 people within this district · Town
Census code 635115 4,438 people within this district · Town