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Town · Census 2011 · code 803412

Arani 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.
Population63,671people
Households14,889PCA households
Literacy rate85.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.59%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople63,67131,26832,403
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,3463,2003,146
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+48,96125,71523,246
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.41%91.62%79.45%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,4553,6233,832
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople245142103
Total workersCensus workers23,29818,0515,247
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.59%57.73%16.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,60016,4364,164
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6981,6151,083
Non-workerspeople40,37313,21727,156

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26772; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,889 households and 63,671 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.62% for males and 79.45% for females.
  • Of 23,298 workers, 88.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15333
Agricultural labourers343100
Household industry workers2,185224
Other workers17,9192,341

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
Arani (M)6060572163,671

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.