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Census town · Census 2011 · code 634062

Erumapalayam 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.
Population10,220people
Households2,690PCA households
Literacy rate76.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,2205,3124,908
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,095588507
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0143,9723,042
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.87%84.08%69.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople484251233
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1495
Total workersCensus workers4,7723,3831,389
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.69%63.69%28.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6673,3571,310
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1052679
Non-workerspeople5,4481,9293,519

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26907; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,690 households and 10,220 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.08% for males and 69.12% for females.
  • Of 4,772 workers, 97.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1412
Agricultural labourers2572
Household industry workers47030
Other workers3,79971

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
Erumapalayam (CT)6080574010,220

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.