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Town · Census 2011 · code 803528

Nambiyur 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.
Population16,379people
Households4,913PCA households
Literacy rate72.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,3798,1308,249
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,517764753
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,8085,9494,859
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.72%80.76%64.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6021,3061,296
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers8,0275,2872,740
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.01%65.03%33.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,6405,1762,464
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months387111276
Non-workerspeople8,3522,8435,509

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27035; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,913 households and 16,379 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.76% for males and 64.82% for females.
  • Of 8,027 workers, 95.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,17113
Agricultural labourers1,52899
Household industry workers12918
Other workers4,812257

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
Nambiyur (TP)6100575116,379

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.