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Town · Census 2011 · code 803362

Maraimalainagar 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.
Population81,872people
Households19,970PCA households
Literacy rate88.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople81,87241,92039,952
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,8214,5554,266
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+64,41034,84529,565
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.17%93.26%82.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople15,1817,7157,466
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople365191174
Total workersCensus workers31,92623,3818,545
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39%55.78%21.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months27,55120,7046,847
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,3752,6771,698
Non-workerspeople49,94618,53931,407

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26622; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 19,970 households and 81,872 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.26% for males and 82.85% for females.
  • Of 31,926 workers, 86.3% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32971
Agricultural labourers732191
Household industry workers853164
Other workers25,6373,949

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
Maraimalainagar (M)6040570681,872

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.