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Arcot 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.
Population 55,955 people
Households 13,605 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.46% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.49% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 55,955 27,782 28,173 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,781 2,963 2,818 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 44,382 23,254 21,128 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.46% 93.69% 83.33% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,768 2,837 2,931 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 84 40 44 Total workersCensus workers 20,418 16,110 4,308 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.49% 57.99% 15.29% Main workersworked at least 6 months 19,269 15,345 3,924 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,149 765 384 Non-workerspeople 35,537 11,672 23,865
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 13,605 households and 55,955 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.33% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.69% for males and 83.33% for females. Of 20,418 workers, 94.37% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 48 12 Agricultural labourers 166 25 Household industry workers 1,273 142 Other workers 17,782 970
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Arcot (M) 605 05716 55,955
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.