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Town · Census 2011 · code 803582

Eriodu 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.
Population8,890people
Households2,195PCA households
Literacy rate78.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8904,4544,436
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6901457444
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,3073,4612,846
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.95%86.59%71.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,734847887
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople936
Total workersCensus workers4,2082,7051,503
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.33%60.73%33.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5892,3871,202
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months619318301
Non-workerspeople4,6821,7492,933

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27137; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,195 households and 8,890 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.59% for males and 71.29% for females.
  • Of 4,208 workers, 85.29% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators27212
Agricultural labourers1,086407
Household industry workers6326
Other workers2,168174

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
Eriodu (TP)612057628,890

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.