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Town · Census 2011 · code 803427

Tindivanam 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.
Population72,796people
Households17,088PCA households
Literacy rate87.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople72,79636,33836,458
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,6643,9223,742
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+56,92029,98726,933
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.39%92.51%82.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,0785,9996,079
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople354172182
Total workersCensus workers24,41519,5614,854
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.54%53.83%13.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months21,27317,4713,802
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,1422,0901,052
Non-workerspeople48,38116,77731,604

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26817; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 17,088 households and 72,796 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.53% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.51% for males and 82.32% for females.
  • Of 24,415 workers, 87.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators59551
Agricultural labourers672431
Household industry workers465207
Other workers19,5412,453

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
Tindivanam (M)6070572972,796

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.