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Town · Census 2011 · code 803583

Ayyalur 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.
Population17,100people
Households3,824PCA households
Literacy rate61.64%% of people aged 7+
Work participation57.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,1008,5558,545
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1451,0941,051
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,2185,3073,911
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+61.64%71.13%52.19%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople915446469
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople633
Total workersCensus workers9,8215,4244,397
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population57.43%63.4%51.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,6134,8863,727
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,208538670
Non-workerspeople7,2793,1314,148

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27138; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,824 households and 17,100 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.13% for males and 52.19% for females.
  • Of 9,821 workers, 87.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,024100
Agricultural labourers4,777915
Household industry workers9415
Other workers2,718178

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
Ayyalur (TP)6120576217,100

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.