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Town · Census 2011 · code 803422

Tiruvannamalai 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.
Population145,278people
Households33,514PCA households
Literacy rate87.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.91%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople145,27872,40672,872
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–615,5247,9307,594
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+113,86559,95053,915
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.75%92.98%82.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople17,9778,7519,226
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,778888890
Total workersCensus workers50,72240,28510,437
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.91%55.64%14.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months46,69237,8728,820
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,0302,4131,617
Non-workerspeople94,55632,12162,435

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26803; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 33,514 households and 145,278 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.98% for males and 82.59% for females.
  • Of 50,722 workers, 92.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators58384
Agricultural labourers580105
Household industry workers994421
Other workers44,5353,420

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
Tiruvannamalai (M)60605727145,278

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