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Karur 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 1,064,493 people
Households 287,095 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.6% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 51.04% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,064,493 629,976 434,517 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 287,095 168,396 118,699 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 102,731 61,264 41,467 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.65% 9.72% 9.54% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,015 1,015 1,016 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 939 948 926 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 727,044 394,134 332,910 Literacy rate% 75.6% 69.3% 84.7% Male literacy rate% 84.54% 79.82% 91.38% Female literacy rate% 66.86% 59.02% 78.19% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 221,385 152,799 68,586 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 575 191 384 Total workersCensus workers 543,298 352,276 191,022 Work participation rate% 51.04% 55.92% 43.96% Main workersworked at least 6 months 508,507 327,687 180,820 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 34,791 24,589 10,202 Non-workerspeople 521,195 277,700 243,495
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 287,095 households and 1,064,493 residents. Urban residents made up 40.82% of the population. Rural residents made up 59.18%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.54% for males and 66.86% for females. Of 543,298 workers, 93.6% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 83,800 2,072 Agricultural labourers 182,639 18,198 Household industry workers 10,162 1,178 Other workers 231,906 13,343
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 803607 70,980 people within this district · Town
Census code 803606 67,131 people within this district · Town
Census code 803609 53,854 people within this district · Town
Census code 803602 30,624 people within this district · Town
Census code 803613 27,910 people within this district · Town
Census code 803604 23,408 people within this district · Town
Census code 635584 22,447 people within this district · Census town
Census code 635583 19,779 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803615 17,629 people within this district · Town
Census code 803608 12,720 people within this district · Town
Census code 803601 12,412 people within this district · Town
Census code 803610 11,292 people within this district · Town
Census code 803605 10,969 people within this district · Town
Census code 803614 10,925 people within this district · Town
Census code 803611 10,792 people within this district · Town
Census code 635582 9,574 people within this district · Census town
Census code 635581 9,031 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803612 7,484 people within this district · Town
Census code 803603 5,556 people within this district · Town