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Census town · Census 2011 · code 631212

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.
Population10,299people
Households2,446PCA households
Literacy rate79.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.03%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,2995,2135,086
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,003519484
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,4304,0673,363
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.93%86.64%73.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,032515517
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers4,6383,1291,509
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.03%60.02%29.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9392,8381,101
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months699291408
Non-workerspeople5,6612,0843,577

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26766; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,446 households and 10,299 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.74% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.64% for males and 73.08% for females.
  • Of 4,638 workers, 84.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15117
Agricultural labourers351441
Household industry workers1,07242
Other workers2,365199

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)6060572110,299

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.