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Town · Census 2011 · code 803559

Devarshola 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.
Population24,954people
Households5,594PCA households
Literacy rate84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,95412,34212,612
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9701,5351,435
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,4679,5848,883
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84%88.68%79.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4892,2792,210
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,7011,3351,366
Total workersCensus workers10,1856,6393,546
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.82%53.79%28.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,9715,9353,036
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,214704510
Non-workerspeople14,7695,7039,066

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27086; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,594 households and 24,954 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.68% for males and 79.48% for females.
  • Of 10,185 workers, 88.08% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators40145
Agricultural labourers2,415359
Household industry workers5434
Other workers6,101776

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
Devarshola (TP)6110575524,954

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.