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Thiruvarur 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 1,264,277 people
Households 327,219 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.73% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,264,277 1,006,482 257,795 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 327,219 261,999 65,220 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 121,973 96,687 25,286 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.65% 9.61% 9.81% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,017 1,013 1,034 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 958 956 967 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 946,471 737,887 208,584 Literacy rate% 82.86% 81.1% 89.71% Male literacy rate% 89.13% 87.96% 93.79% Female literacy rate% 76.72% 74.38% 85.79% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 430,927 388,740 42,187 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,034 939 2,095 Total workersCensus workers 540,168 451,099 89,069 Work participation rate% 42.73% 44.82% 34.55% Main workersworked at least 6 months 412,425 336,814 75,611 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 127,743 114,285 13,458 Non-workerspeople 724,109 555,383 168,726
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 327,219 households and 1,264,277 residents. Urban residents made up 20.39% of the population. Rural residents made up 79.61%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.13% for males and 76.72% for females. Of 540,168 workers, 76.35% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 60,508 9,375 Agricultural labourers 200,126 95,062 Household industry workers 7,264 3,176 Other workers 144,527 20,130
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 803687 66,999 people within this district · Town
Census code 803684 58,301 people within this district · Town
Census code 803686 25,423 people within this district · Town
Census code 803688 24,404 people within this district · Town
Census code 803689 21,722 people within this district · Town
Census code 803680 14,639 people within this district · Town
Census code 803683 12,618 people within this district · Town
Census code 803679 11,754 people within this district · Town
Census code 803685 9,336 people within this district · Town
Census code 803681 6,450 people within this district · Town
Census code 803682 6,149 people within this district · Town