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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644401

Arasur 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.
Population11,510people
Households3,306PCA households
Literacy rate83.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,5105,7985,712
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,343706637
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,4774,5393,938
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.38%89.14%77.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,576815761
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers5,1363,6321,504
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.62%62.64%26.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7013,4231,278
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months435209226
Non-workerspeople6,3742,1664,208

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28147; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,306 households and 11,510 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.14% for males and 77.6% for females.
  • Of 5,136 workers, 91.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22125
Agricultural labourers15953
Household industry workers8511
Other workers4,236346

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
Arasur (CT)6320589611,510

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.