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Census town · Census 2011 · code 630366

Sevur 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.
Population11,356people
Households2,635PCA households
Literacy rate73.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.29%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,3565,6045,752
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,392682710
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,3223,9993,323
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.48%81.25%65.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,308653655
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642
Total workersCensus workers5,2573,3091,948
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.29%59.05%33.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9703,2101,760
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months28799188
Non-workerspeople6,0992,2953,804

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26664; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,635 households and 11,356 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.25% for males and 65.91% for females.
  • Of 5,257 workers, 94.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1131
Agricultural labourers33248
Household industry workers1,63974
Other workers2,886164

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
Sevur (CT)6050571211,356

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.