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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644791

Neripperichal 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.
Population53,579people
Households14,873PCA households
Literacy rate82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople53,57927,12926,450
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,1893,1673,022
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+38,85921,05817,801
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82%87.88%75.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0091,5001,509
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1869987
Total workersCensus workers25,76317,7997,964
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.08%65.61%30.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months23,87716,8487,029
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,886951935
Non-workerspeople27,8169,33018,486

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28261; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,873 households and 53,579 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.88% for males and 75.98% for females.
  • Of 25,763 workers, 92.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators17321
Agricultural labourers288119
Household industry workers1,215119
Other workers22,2011,627

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
Neripperichal (CT)6330590453,579

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.