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Town · Census 2011 · code 636738

Neyveli 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.
Population105,731people
Households25,827PCA households
Literacy rate90.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople105,73153,40952,322
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,0483,7153,333
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+89,23247,32641,906
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.42%95.23%85.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople22,13611,32510,811
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople784417367
Total workersCensus workers34,35428,4905,864
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.49%53.34%11.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months32,38927,1435,246
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9651,347618
Non-workerspeople71,37724,91946,458

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27328; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 25,827 households and 105,731 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 6.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.23% for males and 85.54% for females.
  • Of 34,354 workers, 94.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3846
Agricultural labourers22865
Household industry workers19744
Other workers31,9261,810

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
Neyveli (TS) (CT)61705790105,731

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