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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629196

Mathur 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.
Population27,674people
Households6,886PCA households
Literacy rate90.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,67414,08113,593
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9801,6071,373
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,25411,81510,439
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.12%94.72%85.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5852,3212,264
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople371720
Total workersCensus workers10,1608,3691,791
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.71%59.43%13.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,1116,8391,272
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0491,530519
Non-workerspeople17,5145,71211,802

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26524; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,886 households and 27,674 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.72% for males and 85.43% for females.
  • Of 10,160 workers, 79.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6424
Agricultural labourers9799
Household industry workers7977
Other workers7,8711,849

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
Mathur (CT)6020570127,674

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.