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Town · Census 2011 · code 802982

Tenali population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra Pradesh, 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.
Population164,937people
Households43,593PCA households
Literacy rate82.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople164,93781,42783,510
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–614,3407,3476,993
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+124,61864,46760,151
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.75%87.02%78.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople23,73711,56112,176
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople6,8263,4083,418
Total workersCensus workers60,75647,11413,642
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.84%57.86%16.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months53,83343,10110,732
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,9234,0132,910
Non-workerspeople104,18134,31369,868

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 23311; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 43,593 households and 164,937 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.02% for males and 78.61% for females.
  • Of 60,756 workers, 88.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,236121
Agricultural labourers4,7891,382
Household industry workers2,013408
Other workers45,7955,012

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
Tenali (M)54805078164,937

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