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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629353

Sirukalathur 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.
Population6,117people
Households1,281PCA households
Literacy rate84.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,1173,2012,916
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6601310291
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6612,6242,037
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.5%90.76%77.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0851,5571,528
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1125755
Total workersCensus workers2,0031,511492
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.74%47.2%16.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6671,296371
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months336215121
Non-workerspeople4,1141,6902,424

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26556; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,281 households and 6,117 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.76% for males and 77.6% for females.
  • Of 2,003 workers, 83.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25515
Agricultural labourers16650
Household industry workers171
Other workers1,229270

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
Sirukalathur (CT)604057026,117

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.