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Census town · Census 2011 · code 642244

Manthithoppu 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.
Population6,143people
Households1,713PCA households
Literacy rate78.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,1433,0903,053
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6632317315
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3492,4261,923
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.91%87.49%70.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,207606601
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople202101101
Total workersCensus workers2,9731,8341,139
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.4%59.35%37.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2181,603615
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months755231524
Non-workerspeople3,1701,2561,914

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27819; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,713 households and 6,143 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.29% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.49% for males and 70.23% for females.
  • Of 2,973 workers, 74.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators72
Agricultural labourers234196
Household industry workers287
Other workers1,949550

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
Manthithoppu (CT)627058626,143

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.