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Census town · Census 2011 · code 638847

Neelagiri 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.
Population16,197people
Households4,196PCA households
Literacy rate93.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1978,1008,097
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,527794733
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,6707,0396,631
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.18%96.35%90.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0191,020999
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople261610
Total workersCensus workers5,5964,3551,241
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.55%53.77%15.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2574,1391,118
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months339216123
Non-workerspeople10,6013,7456,856

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27479; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,196 households and 16,197 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.35% for males and 90.05% for females.
  • Of 5,596 workers, 93.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators17116
Agricultural labourers1679
Household industry workers7116
Other workers4,848298

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
Neelagiri (CT)6200581416,197

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.