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Census town · Census 2011 · code 631434

Dusi 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.
Population5,577people
Households1,384PCA households
Literacy rate73.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.57%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5772,8112,766
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6559285274
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,7062,0471,659
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.85%81.04%66.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople734429
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople492623
Total workersCensus workers2,6531,694959
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.57%60.26%34.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3241,601723
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months32993236
Non-workerspeople2,9241,1171,807

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26776; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,384 households and 5,577 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.04% for males and 66.57% for females.
  • Of 2,653 workers, 87.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1942
Agricultural labourers416208
Household industry workers27131
Other workers1,44388

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
Dusi (CT)606057225,577

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.