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Census town · Census 2011 · code 630970

Devasthanam 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.
Population4,963people
Households1,166PCA households
Literacy rate79.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,9632,4972,466
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6544289255
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,5331,9121,621
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.95%86.59%73.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,746868878
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,4031,557846
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.42%62.35%34.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8411,288553
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months562269293
Non-workerspeople2,5609401,620

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26738; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,166 households and 4,963 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.59% for males and 73.32% for females.
  • Of 2,403 workers, 76.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10424
Agricultural labourers328137
Household industry workers8172
Other workers1,328329

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
Devasthanam (CT)605057184,963

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.