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Town · Census 2011 · code 803574

Keeranur 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.
Population7,200people
Households1,925PCA households
Literacy rate72.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,2003,5073,693
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6698341357
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7382,5582,180
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.87%80.8%65.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2111,6201,591
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,0352,082953
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.15%59.37%25.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5361,771765
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months499311188
Non-workerspeople4,1651,4252,740

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27123; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,925 households and 7,200 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.8% for males and 65.35% for females.
  • Of 3,035 workers, 83.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators853
Agricultural labourers1,037263
Household industry workers2825
Other workers1,386208

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
Keeranur (TP)612057607,200

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.