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Town · Census 2011 · code 803617

Thottiyam 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.
Population14,909people
Households3,926PCA households
Literacy rate84.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,9097,3827,527
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,394734660
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,4746,1195,355
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.9%92.04%77.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5742,2712,303
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople220
Total workersCensus workers6,6744,3902,284
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.76%59.47%30.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,0434,0781,965
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months631312319
Non-workerspeople8,2352,9925,243

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27220; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,926 households and 14,909 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.04% for males and 77.98% for females.
  • Of 6,674 workers, 90.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators37153
Agricultural labourers3,304407
Household industry workers965
Other workers2,272166

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
Thottiyam (TP)6140577314,909

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.