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Ambur 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 114,608 people
Households 25,009 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.47% % 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 114,608 56,382 58,226 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 13,235 6,716 6,519 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 87,198 44,847 42,351 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.02% 90.3% 81.91% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 19,284 9,390 9,894 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 650 325 325 Total workersCensus workers 40,654 31,219 9,435 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.47% 55.37% 16.2% Main workersworked at least 6 months 37,075 29,064 8,011 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,579 2,155 1,424 Non-workerspeople 73,954 25,163 48,791
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 25,009 households and 114,608 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.3% for males and 81.91% for females. Of 40,654 workers, 91.2% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 163 27 Agricultural labourers 519 174 Household industry workers 982 306 Other workers 35,411 3,072
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 Ambur (M) 605 05719 114,608
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.