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Town · Census 2011 · code 803316

Arani 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.
Population12,833people
Households3,328PCA households
Literacy rate80.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,8336,3926,441
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,372678694
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,2405,0664,174
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.62%88.66%72.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0209851,035
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople370193177
Total workersCensus workers5,6613,9901,671
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.11%62.42%25.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0413,6651,376
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months620325295
Non-workerspeople7,1722,4024,770

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26462; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,328 households and 12,833 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.66% for males and 72.63% for females.
  • Of 5,661 workers, 89.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators745
Agricultural labourers78990
Household industry workers451115
Other workers3,727410

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
Arani (TP)6020569412,833

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.