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Athanur 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 9,827 people
Households 2,666 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.71% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 53.35% % 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 9,827 4,959 4,868 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 865 461 404 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,516 3,682 2,834 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 72.71% 81.86% 63.49% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,916 1,497 1,419 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 16 8 8 Total workersCensus workers 5,243 3,120 2,123 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 53.35% 62.92% 43.61% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,962 2,994 1,968 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 281 126 155 Non-workerspeople 4,584 1,839 2,745
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 2,666 households and 9,827 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.8% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.86% for males and 63.49% for females. Of 5,243 workers, 94.64% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 424 3 Agricultural labourers 1,286 202 Household industry workers 639 7 Other workers 2,613 69
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 Athanur (TP) 609 05746 9,827
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.