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Town · Census 2011 · code 803551

Arachalur 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.
Population12,034people
Households3,667PCA households
Literacy rate71.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation59.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,0345,9416,093
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6871421450
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0044,3973,607
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.7%79.66%63.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4611,1991,262
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers7,1624,1113,051
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population59.51%69.2%50.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,0604,0702,990
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1024161
Non-workerspeople4,8721,8303,042

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27069; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,667 households and 12,034 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.66% for males and 63.92% for females.
  • Of 7,162 workers, 98.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,3517
Agricultural labourers3,14947
Household industry workers41117
Other workers2,14931

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
Arachalur (TP)6100575312,034

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.