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Town · Census 2011 · code 803585

Natham 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.
Population23,660people
Households5,732PCA households
Literacy rate81.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,66011,77311,887
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6551,3311,324
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,1239,1617,962
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.52%87.73%75.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,3292,6372,692
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople211
Total workersCensus workers9,5126,8622,650
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.2%58.29%22.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,7226,4312,291
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months790431359
Non-workerspeople14,1484,9119,237

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27143; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,732 households and 23,660 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.22% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.73% for males and 75.38% for females.
  • Of 9,512 workers, 91.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators34921
Agricultural labourers1,903117
Household industry workers23964
Other workers6,231588

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
Natham (TP)6120576323,660

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.