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Town · Census 2011 · code 803587

Agaram 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.
Population15,610people
Households3,984PCA households
Literacy rate79.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,6107,7957,815
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,678883795
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,0556,0335,022
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.35%87.28%71.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5562,3142,242
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers8,1184,8073,311
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.01%61.67%42.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3684,4402,928
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months750367383
Non-workerspeople7,4922,9884,504

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27153; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,984 households and 15,610 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.28% for males and 71.54% for females.
  • Of 8,118 workers, 90.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,27223
Agricultural labourers2,859242
Household industry workers6876
Other workers3,169409

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
Agaram (TP)6120576415,610

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.