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Town · Census 2011 · code 803435

Tirukkoyilur 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.
Population30,212people
Households6,929PCA households
Literacy rate86.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,21215,05115,161
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2521,6971,555
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,37312,28311,090
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.7%91.98%81.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1252,5872,538
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople471219252
Total workersCensus workers10,5588,0862,472
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.95%53.72%16.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,5106,8801,630
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0481,206842
Non-workerspeople19,6546,96512,689

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26835; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,929 households and 30,212 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.76% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.98% for males and 81.51% for females.
  • Of 10,558 workers, 80.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26965
Agricultural labourers406334
Household industry workers196104
Other workers7,6391,545

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
Tirukkoyilur (TP)6070573230,212

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.