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Town · Census 2011 · code 803377

Thiruvalam 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.
Population9,153people
Households2,215PCA households
Literacy rate84.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.39%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,1534,5804,573
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6939506433
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,9413,7183,223
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.5%91.26%77.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,467733734
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople211
Total workersCensus workers3,6052,704901
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.39%59.04%19.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,7352,107628
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months870597273
Non-workerspeople5,5481,8763,672

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26676; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,215 households and 9,153 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.26% for males and 77.85% for females.
  • Of 3,605 workers, 75.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3324
Agricultural labourers73296
Household industry workers6548
Other workers2,564502

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
Thiruvalam (TP)605057139,153

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.