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Dharmapuri 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 1,506,843 people
Households 375,873 PCA households
Literacy rate 68.54% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 49.85% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,506,843 1,245,931 260,912 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 375,873 310,409 65,464 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 167,940 140,903 27,037 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.15% 11.31% 10.36% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 946 937 990 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 913 908 939 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 917,709 727,785 189,924 Literacy rate% 68.54% 65.86% 81.21% Male literacy rate% 76.85% 74.69% 87.33% Female literacy rate% 59.8% 56.47% 75.07% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 245,392 207,187 38,205 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 63,044 60,385 2,659 Total workersCensus workers 751,170 646,077 105,093 Work participation rate% 49.85% 51.85% 40.28% Main workersworked at least 6 months 652,996 558,125 94,871 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 98,174 87,952 10,222 Non-workerspeople 755,673 599,854 155,819
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 375,873 households and 1,506,843 residents. Urban residents made up 17.32% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.68%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.15% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.85% for males and 59.8% for females. Of 751,170 workers, 86.93% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 191,080 10,248 Agricultural labourers 217,062 50,283 Household industry workers 11,308 4,033 Other workers 233,546 33,610
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 803948 68,619 people within this district · Town
Census code 643627 39,697 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803944 25,469 people within this district · Town
Census code 803942 20,959 people within this district · Town
Census code 803950 17,480 people within this district · Town
Census code 803941 13,511 people within this district · Town
Census code 803946 12,705 people within this district · Town
Census code 803940 12,451 people within this district · Town
Census code 803943 12,194 people within this district · Town
Census code 803949 12,174 people within this district · Town
Census code 803945 11,382 people within this district · Town
Census code 803947 9,369 people within this district · Town
Census code 643626 4,902 people within this district · Census town