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Town · Census 2011 · code 803379

Dharapadavedu 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.
Population38,833people
Households9,476PCA households
Literacy rate90.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.13%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople38,83319,06319,770
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,5391,7781,761
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+31,83516,32015,515
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.2%94.42%86.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,3192,5672,752
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople702446
Total workersCensus workers14,03110,5203,511
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.13%55.19%17.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,4699,5692,900
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,562951611
Non-workerspeople24,8028,54316,259

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26678; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,476 households and 38,833 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.42% for males and 86.15% for females.
  • Of 14,031 workers, 88.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9157
Agricultural labourers11569
Household industry workers31483
Other workers11,9491,353

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
Dharapadavedu (M)6050571338,833

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.