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Census town · Census 2011 · code 641314

Sithurajapuram 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.
Population16,860people
Households4,728PCA households
Literacy rate83.16%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.96%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,8608,3378,523
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,748875873
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,5676,6655,902
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.16%89.32%77.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople858418440
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople362115
Total workersCensus workers8,0865,1282,958
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.96%61.51%34.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,1994,6772,522
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months887451436
Non-workerspeople8,7743,2095,565

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27726; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,728 households and 16,860 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.32% for males and 77.15% for females.
  • Of 8,086 workers, 89.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators419
Agricultural labourers334
Household industry workers13184
Other workers6,994790

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
Sithurajapuram (CT)6250584916,860

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.