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Kaniyur 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 12,011 people
Households 3,444 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.05% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.04% % 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 12,011 6,028 5,983 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,341 667 674 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 8,648 4,728 3,920 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.05% 88.19% 73.84% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,763 864 899 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2 1 1 Total workersCensus workers 5,650 3,814 1,836 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 47.04% 63.27% 30.69% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,268 3,649 1,619 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 382 165 217 Non-workerspeople 6,361 2,214 4,147
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 3,444 households and 12,011 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.16% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.19% for males and 73.84% for females. Of 5,650 workers, 93.24% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 121 12 Agricultural labourers 137 143 Household industry workers 191 10 Other workers 4,819 217
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 Kaniyur (CT) 632 05896 12,011
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.