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district · Census 2011 · code 612

Dindigul population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Tamil Nadu · Census 2011
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.
Population2,159,775people
Households560,773PCA households
Literacy rate76.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation51.17%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,159,7751,351,735808,040
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds560,773350,970209,803
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6216,576137,53979,037
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.03%10.17%9.78%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males9989921,008
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6934926949
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,481,834870,271611,563
Literacy rate%76.26%71.67%83.89%
Male literacy rate%84.23%80.98%89.68%
Female literacy rate%68.33%62.36%78.19%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople452,376310,601141,775
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople8,0644,5213,543
Total workersCensus workers1,105,155762,193342,962
Work participation rate%51.17%56.39%42.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months963,017650,375312,642
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months142,138111,81830,320
Non-workerspeople1,054,620589,542465,078

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1937, 1938, 1939; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 560,773 households and 2,159,775 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 37.41% of the population. Rural residents made up 62.59%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.23% for males and 68.33% for females.
  • Of 1,105,155 workers, 87.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators155,33210,073
Agricultural labourers388,72579,234
Household industry workers25,2535,576
Other workers393,70747,255

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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 803589

Dindigul

207,327 people within this district · Town

Census code 803576

Palani

70,467 people within this district · Town

Census code 803595

Kodaikanal

36,501 people within this district · Town

Census code 803579

Oddanchatram

30,064 people within this district · Town

Census code 803577

Ayakudi

27,156 people within this district · Town

Census code 803592

Chinnalapatti

26,285 people within this district · Town

Census code 635412

Balakrishnapuram

25,627 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803585

Natham

23,660 people within this district · Town

Census code 803600

Batlagundu

22,928 people within this district · Town

Census code 803598

Nilakkottai

22,197 people within this district · Town

Census code 803597

Ammainaickanur

19,257 people within this district · Town

Census code 803588

Thadikombu

18,838 people within this district · Town

Census code 803584

Vadamadurai

18,015 people within this district · Town

Census code 635413

Adiyanuthu

17,851 people within this district · Census town

Census code 635409

Silapadi

17,824 people within this district · Census town

Census code 635175

Sivagiripatti

17,306 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803583

Ayyalur

17,100 people within this district · Town

Census code 803587

Agaram

15,610 people within this district · Town

Census code 803580

Palayam

15,336 people within this district · Town

Census code 803578

Balasamudram

14,179 people within this district · Town

Census code 803591

Sithayankottai

13,634 people within this district · Town

Census code 803593

Ayyampalayam

12,175 people within this district · Town

Census code 803575

Neikkarapatti

11,753 people within this district · Town

Census code 803596

Sevugampatti

11,730 people within this district · Town

Census code 803581

Vedasandur

11,730 people within this district · Town

Census code 803586

Sriramapuram

10,653 people within this district · Town

Census code 803590

Kannivadi

10,369 people within this district · Town

Census code 803582

Eriodu

8,890 people within this district · Town

Census code 803594

Pannaikadu

8,731 people within this district · Town

Census code 803574

Keeranur

7,200 people within this district · Town

Census code 635411

Kurumbapatti

6,182 people within this district · Census town