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Ariyalur 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 754,894 people
Households 197,090 PCA households
Literacy rate 71.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.67% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 754,894 671,100 83,794 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 197,090 175,903 21,187 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 81,187 72,575 8,612 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.75% 10.81% 10.28% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,015 1,014 1,022 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 897 895 913 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 480,604 419,413 61,191 Literacy rate% 71.34% 70.07% 81.39% Male literacy rate% 81.23% 80.38% 87.99% Female literacy rate% 61.74% 60.06% 75.01% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 176,230 163,770 12,460 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 10,722 9,946 776 Total workersCensus workers 359,851 328,972 30,879 Work participation rate% 47.67% 49.02% 36.85% Main workersworked at least 6 months 272,241 247,430 24,811 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 87,610 81,542 6,068 Non-workerspeople 395,043 342,128 52,915
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 197,090 households and 754,894 residents. Urban residents made up 11.1% of the population. Rural residents made up 88.9%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.75% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.23% for males and 61.74% for females. Of 359,851 workers, 75.65% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 94,912 12,400 Agricultural labourers 106,252 60,585 Household industry workers 10,756 2,808 Other workers 60,321 11,817
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 803643 33,945 people within this district · Town
Census code 803645 28,902 people within this district · Town
Census code 803644 12,688 people within this district · Town
Census code 803642 8,259 people within this district · Town