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Omalur 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.
Population 16,279 people
Households 4,229 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.82% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.06% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 16,279 8,021 8,258 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,596 814 782 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 12,454 6,508 5,946 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 84.82% 90.3% 79.53% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,105 1,035 1,070 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 86 23 63 Total workersCensus workers 5,870 4,474 1,396 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.06% 55.78% 16.9% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,394 4,125 1,269 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 476 349 127 Non-workerspeople 10,409 3,547 6,862
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,229 households and 16,279 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.8% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.3% for males and 79.53% for females. Of 5,870 workers, 91.89% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 53 9 Agricultural labourers 61 12 Household industry workers 301 44 Other workers 4,979 411
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Omalur (TP) 608 05737 16,279
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.