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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629120

Thozhur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population5,698people
Households1,430PCA households
Literacy rate88.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,6982,8242,874
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6585293292
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,5472,4082,139
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.93%95.14%82.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4891,6981,791
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople101
Total workersCensus workers2,0521,579473
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.01%55.91%16.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6011,309292
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months451270181
Non-workerspeople3,6461,2452,401

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26485; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,430 households and 5,698 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.14% for males and 82.84% for females.
  • Of 2,052 workers, 78.02% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators334
Agricultural labourers9346
Household industry workers3513
Other workers1,440388

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Thozhur (CT)602056985,698

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.