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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629345

Ayyappanthangal 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.
Population23,808people
Households6,087PCA households
Literacy rate86.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,80811,95011,858
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8171,4471,370
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,2139,6058,608
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.77%91.45%82.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4502,2662,184
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople27189
Total workersCensus workers9,2207,0442,176
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.73%58.95%18.35%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,6466,6851,961
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months574359215
Non-workerspeople14,5884,9069,682

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26548; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,087 households and 23,808 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.45% for males and 82.07% for females.
  • Of 9,220 workers, 93.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators347
Agricultural labourers5122
Household industry workers6523
Other workers8,496522

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
Ayyappanthangal (CT)6040570223,808

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.