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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629198

Soorapattu 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.
Population10,444people
Households2,409PCA households
Literacy rate88.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,4445,4954,949
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,132574558
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,2374,5853,652
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.46%93.17%83.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople991527464
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople936
Total workersCensus workers4,1283,0471,081
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.53%55.45%21.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,6302,730900
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months498317181
Non-workerspeople6,3162,4483,868

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26526; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,409 households and 10,444 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.17% for males and 83.17% for females.
  • Of 4,128 workers, 87.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1931
Agricultural labourers5511
Household industry workers5464
Other workers3,502392

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
Soorapattu (CT)6020570110,444

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.