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district · Census 2011 · code 620

Thanjavur 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.
Population2,405,890people
Households605,363PCA households
Literacy rate82.64%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.49%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,405,8901,554,531851,359
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds605,363391,202214,161
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6238,598156,45782,141
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%9.92%10.06%9.65%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0351,0321,040
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6957955959
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,790,9981,104,986686,012
Literacy rate%82.64%79.04%89.18%
Male literacy rate%89.04%86.57%93.55%
Female literacy rate%76.5%71.79%85.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople455,062371,39483,668
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,5611,3402,221
Total workersCensus workers974,079677,119296,960
Work participation rate%40.49%43.56%34.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months834,484564,294270,190
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months139,595112,82526,770
Non-workerspeople1,431,811877,412554,399

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1961, 1962, 1963; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 605,363 households and 2,405,890 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 35.39% of the population. Rural residents made up 64.61%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.04% for males and 76.5% for females.
  • Of 974,079 workers, 85.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators117,32112,592
Agricultural labourers327,67387,688
Household industry workers26,4304,770
Other workers363,06034,545

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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 803707

Thanjavur

222,943 people within this district · Town

Census code 803697

Kumbakonam

140,156 people within this district · Town

Census code 803711

Pattukkottai

73,135 people within this district · Town

Census code 638846

Nanjikottai

32,689 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803712

Adiramapattinam

31,066 people within this district · Town

Census code 803713

Peravurani

22,084 people within this district · Town

Census code 803700

Papanasam

17,548 people within this district · Town

Census code 803708

Vallam

16,758 people within this district · Town

Census code 803710

Madukkur

16,266 people within this district · Town

Census code 803701

Ayyampettai

16,263 people within this district · Town

Census code 638847

Neelagiri

16,197 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803704

Thiruvaiyaru

16,164 people within this district · Town

Census code 803699

Dharasuram

15,326 people within this district · Town

Census code 803696

Thirunageswaram

15,082 people within this district · Town

Census code 803693

Thirupuvanam

14,989 people within this district · Town

Census code 803703

Ammapettai

14,572 people within this district · Town

Census code 638574

Ullur

11,673 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803690

Thiruppanandal

11,169 people within this district · Town

Census code 638575

Annalagraharam

11,129 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803709

Orathanadu

10,247 people within this district · Town

Census code 638845

Pudupattinam

10,210 people within this district · Census town

Census code 638848

Vilar

9,028 people within this district · Census town

Census code 638573

Perumandi

8,620 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803702

Melattur

8,131 people within this district · Town

Census code 803692

Veppathur

7,949 people within this district · Town

Census code 638576

Natchiarkoil

7,505 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803698

Swamimalai

7,289 people within this district · Town

Census code 803695

Cholapuram

6,803 people within this district · Town

Census code 638683

Chakkarapalli

6,227 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803714

Perumagalur

5,604 people within this district · Town