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Ramanathapuram 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 1,353,445 people
Households 323,905 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.72% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.55% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,353,445 942,746 410,699 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 323,905 228,764 95,141 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 140,644 96,420 44,224 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.39% 10.23% 10.77% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 983 987 973 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 961 961 963 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 978,946 651,919 327,027 Literacy rate% 80.72% 77.03% 89.24% Male literacy rate% 87.81% 85.29% 93.58% Female literacy rate% 73.52% 68.68% 84.77% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 249,008 205,328 43,680 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,105 501 604 Total workersCensus workers 602,977 459,780 143,197 Work participation rate% 44.55% 48.77% 34.87% Main workersworked at least 6 months 486,150 361,893 124,257 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 116,827 97,887 18,940 Non-workerspeople 750,468 482,966 267,502
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 323,905 households and 1,353,445 residents. Urban residents made up 30.34% of the population. Rural residents made up 69.66%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.39% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.81% for males and 73.52% for females. Of 602,977 workers, 80.62% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 149,959 23,808 Agricultural labourers 103,592 50,282 Household industry workers 18,546 6,682 Other workers 214,053 36,055
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 803805 95,579 people within this district · Town
Census code 803810 61,440 people within this district · Town
Census code 803813 44,856 people within this district · Town
Census code 803812 38,355 people within this district · Town
Census code 803803 18,465 people within this district · Town
Census code 803811 18,427 people within this district · Town
Census code 642164 17,601 people within this district · Census town
Census code 642163 15,355 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803809 14,801 people within this district · Town
Census code 803806 14,789 people within this district · Town
Census code 803808 14,754 people within this district · Town
Census code 803804 14,565 people within this district · Town
Census code 642162 11,599 people within this district · Census town
Census code 642165 9,730 people within this district · Census town
Census code 641956 8,232 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803807 8,144 people within this district · Town
Census code 641862 4,007 people within this district · Census town