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Town · Census 2011 · code 803536

Suriyampalayam 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.
Population28,585people
Households8,153PCA households
Literacy rate76.73%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,58514,30514,280
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0141,6021,412
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,62010,7268,894
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.73%84.44%69.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,4443,6863,758
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1376
Total workersCensus workers13,7628,9504,812
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.14%62.57%33.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,0118,6274,384
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months751323428
Non-workerspeople14,8235,3559,468

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27054; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,153 households and 28,585 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.44% for males and 69.12% for females.
  • Of 13,762 workers, 94.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators52039
Agricultural labourers1,27081
Household industry workers24129
Other workers10,980602

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
Suriyampalayam (TP)6100575328,585

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.