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Town · Census 2011 · code 803468

Belur 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.
Population8,736people
Households2,290PCA households
Literacy rate78.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,7364,3674,369
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6875423452
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,1983,3722,826
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.84%85.5%72.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0671,0251,042
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople48399
Total workersCensus workers3,9372,6261,311
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.07%60.13%30.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3612,3221,039
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months576304272
Non-workerspeople4,7991,7413,058

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26931; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,290 households and 8,736 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.5% for males and 72.15% for females.
  • Of 3,937 workers, 85.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4668
Agricultural labourers1,121408
Household industry workers9119
Other workers1,683141

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
Belur (TP)608057428,736

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.