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Town · Census 2011 · code 803609

Thanthoni 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.
Population53,854people
Households14,729PCA households
Literacy rate86.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.04%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople53,85427,11526,739
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,6243,0042,620
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+41,59722,18019,417
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.25%91.99%80.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,1274,1104,017
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople392019
Total workersCensus workers23,17716,1227,055
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.04%59.46%26.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months22,15115,7166,435
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,026406620
Non-workerspeople30,67710,99319,684

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27197; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,729 households and 53,854 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.99% for males and 80.5% for females.
  • Of 23,177 workers, 95.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators41824
Agricultural labourers690138
Household industry workers59258
Other workers20,451806

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
Thanthoni (M)6130576953,854

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.