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Town · Census 2011 · code 803409

Jolarpet 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.
Population29,662people
Households7,140PCA households
Literacy rate83.27%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,66214,59615,066
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,1481,6051,543
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,07911,83810,241
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.27%91.12%75.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,3082,5272,781
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople531273258
Total workersCensus workers10,6397,6462,993
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.87%52.38%19.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,3906,2872,103
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,2491,359890
Non-workerspeople19,0236,95012,073

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26758; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,140 households and 29,662 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.12% for males and 75.73% for females.
  • Of 10,639 workers, 78.86% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22020
Agricultural labourers632274
Household industry workers1,211269
Other workers6,3271,686

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
Jolarpet (M)6050572029,662

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.