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Town · Census 2011 · code 803439

Thiagadurgam 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.
Population18,605people
Households4,224PCA households
Literacy rate77.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,6059,3129,293
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1971,1791,018
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,7376,8715,866
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.63%84.48%70.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,4782,7642,714
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1316665
Total workersCensus workers6,6704,9861,684
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.85%53.54%18.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,6474,3071,340
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,023679344
Non-workerspeople11,9354,3267,609

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26845; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,224 households and 18,605 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.48% for males and 70.89% for females.
  • Of 6,670 workers, 84.66% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators45430
Agricultural labourers1,288453
Household industry workers8317
Other workers3,822523

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
Thiagadurgam (TP)6070573418,605

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.