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Town · Census 2011 · code 803545

Avalpoondurai 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.
Population11,789people
Households3,552PCA households
Literacy rate73.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation53.17%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,7895,8135,976
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6869435434
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0294,4363,593
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.53%82.48%64.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0009971,003
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople505
Total workersCensus workers6,2683,8952,373
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population53.17%67%39.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7143,6042,110
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months554291263
Non-workerspeople5,5211,9183,603

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27063; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,552 households and 11,789 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.48% for males and 64.83% for females.
  • Of 6,268 workers, 91.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,02045
Agricultural labourers1,875333
Household industry workers8314
Other workers2,736162

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
Avalpoondurai (TP)6100575311,789

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.