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Town · Census 2011 · code 803512

Anthiyur 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.
Population21,086people
Households6,044PCA households
Literacy rate80.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,08610,63310,453
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,849929920
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,5498,5227,027
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.83%87.82%73.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,708852856
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21156
Total workersCensus workers10,0706,5863,484
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.76%61.94%33.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,0576,0872,970
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,013499514
Non-workerspeople11,0164,0476,969

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27016; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,044 households and 21,086 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.82% for males and 73.71% for females.
  • Of 10,070 workers, 89.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2123
Agricultural labourers401120
Household industry workers1,635182
Other workers6,809708

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
Anthiyur (TP)6100575021,086

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.