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Census town · Census 2011 · code 633957

Eranapuram 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.
Population8,871people
Households2,509PCA households
Literacy rate74.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8714,5674,304
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6815441374
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0113,4072,604
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.62%82.57%66.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople427216211
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople633
Total workersCensus workers4,0002,7961,204
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.09%61.22%27.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5552,5461,009
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months445250195
Non-workerspeople4,8711,7713,100

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26890; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,509 households and 8,871 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.57% for males and 66.26% for females.
  • Of 4,000 workers, 88.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25511
Agricultural labourers52934
Household industry workers39619
Other workers2,375381

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
Eranapuram (CT)608057398,871

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.