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Yercaud 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.
Population 11,582 people
Households 2,652 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.17% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.22% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 11,582 5,868 5,714 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,106 543 563 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 8,713 4,736 3,977 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 83.17% 88.94% 77.21% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,860 1,861 1,999 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,795 931 864 Total workersCensus workers 4,658 2,886 1,772 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.22% 49.18% 31.01% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,354 2,740 1,614 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 304 146 158 Non-workerspeople 6,924 2,982 3,942
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,652 households and 11,582 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.94% for males and 77.21% for females. Of 4,658 workers, 93.47% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 18 8 Agricultural labourers 102 17 Household industry workers 24 4 Other workers 4,210 275
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Yercaud (CT) 608 05741 11,582
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.