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Town · Census 2011 · code 803552

Sivagiri 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.
Population17,979people
Households5,407PCA households
Literacy rate77.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation57.57%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,9798,9099,070
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,427740687
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,7957,0015,794
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.3%85.7%69.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3281,1401,188
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers10,3505,9954,355
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population57.57%67.29%48.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,1545,9084,246
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19687109
Non-workerspeople7,6292,9144,715

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27070; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,407 households and 17,979 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.7% for males and 69.12% for females.
  • Of 10,350 workers, 98.11% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,71011
Agricultural labourers3,22438
Household industry workers97338
Other workers4,247109

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
Sivagiri (TP)6100575317,979

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.