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Town · Census 2011 · code 803460

Thevur 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.
Population8,548people
Households2,423PCA households
Literacy rate65.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation59.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,5484,4154,133
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6727392335
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1463,0842,062
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.8%76.66%54.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,893984909
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople330
Total workersCensus workers5,0512,8692,182
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population59.09%64.98%52.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5432,6551,888
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months508214294
Non-workerspeople3,4971,5461,951

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26893; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,423 households and 8,548 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.66% for males and 54.29% for females.
  • Of 5,051 workers, 89.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,14923
Agricultural labourers1,258121
Household industry workers290209
Other workers1,846155

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
Thevur (TP)608057398,548

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.