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Town · Census 2011 · code 803591

Sithayankottai 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.
Population13,634people
Households3,522PCA households
Literacy rate77.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,6346,9076,727
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,336736600
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,4925,2324,260
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.18%84.78%69.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,7232,4142,309
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,8644,0131,851
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.01%58.1%27.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6983,3941,304
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,166619547
Non-workerspeople7,7702,8944,876

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27160; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,522 households and 13,634 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.78% for males and 69.53% for females.
  • Of 5,864 workers, 80.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24112
Agricultural labourers2,015487
Household industry workers16726
Other workers2,275641

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
Sithayankottai (TP)6120576513,634

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.