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Nagapattinam 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 1,616,450 people
Households 413,837 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.59% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.57% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,616,450 1,251,826 364,624 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 413,837 323,350 90,487 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 165,245 127,738 37,507 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.22% 10.2% 10.29% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,025 1,021 1,040 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 959 958 962 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,213,008 921,786 291,222 Literacy rate% 83.59% 82% 89.03% Male literacy rate% 89.79% 88.65% 93.74% Female literacy rate% 77.58% 75.54% 84.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 509,767 459,236 50,531 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,756 2,210 1,546 Total workersCensus workers 671,994 545,514 126,480 Work participation rate% 41.57% 43.58% 34.69% Main workersworked at least 6 months 486,328 385,539 100,789 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 185,666 159,975 25,691 Non-workerspeople 944,456 706,312 238,144
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 413,837 households and 1,616,450 residents. Urban residents made up 22.56% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.44%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.79% for males and 77.58% for females. Of 671,994 workers, 72.37% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 54,329 13,153 Agricultural labourers 216,353 128,704 Household industry workers 7,925 3,630 Other workers 207,721 40,179
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 803674 102,905 people within this district · Town
Census code 803670 85,632 people within this district · Town
Census code 803667 34,927 people within this district · Town
Census code 803678 34,266 people within this district · Town
Census code 803672 23,191 people within this district · Town
Census code 803671 16,125 people within this district · Town
Census code 803677 12,798 people within this district · Town
Census code 803676 11,108 people within this district · Town
Census code 803673 9,245 people within this district · Town
Census code 803669 9,017 people within this district · Town
Census code 803675 8,272 people within this district · Town
Census code 803668 7,676 people within this district · Town
Census code 637707 5,040 people within this district · Census town
Census code 637708 4,422 people within this district · Census town