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Town · Census 2011 · code 803385

Ranipettai 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.
Population50,764people
Households11,764PCA households
Literacy rate90.09%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople50,76424,27826,486
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,1242,5642,560
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+41,11720,48920,628
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.09%94.36%86.22%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople17,4118,2529,159
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21129
Total workersCensus workers18,24313,7094,534
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.94%56.47%17.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,61312,6823,931
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,6301,027603
Non-workerspeople32,52110,56921,952

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26692; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,764 households and 50,764 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.36% for males and 86.22% for females.
  • Of 18,243 workers, 91.07% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4515
Agricultural labourers10029
Household industry workers37395
Other workers16,0951,491

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
Ranipettai (M)6050571450,764

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.