Madurai population.
Households, literacy and work.

What stands out in this profile?

• Census 2011 recorded 794,887 households and 3,038,252 residents.
• Urban residents made up 60.78% of the population. Rural residents made up 39.22%.
• Children aged 0–6 made up 10.33% of residents.
• Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.72% for males and 77.16% for females.
• Of 1,354,632 workers, 86.66% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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