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Town · Census 2011 · code 803623

Thuraiyur 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.
Population32,439people
Households8,674PCA households
Literacy rate86.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.79%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople32,43915,96416,475
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9361,4931,443
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,61513,28412,331
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.82%91.8%82.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,8972,8443,053
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19310588
Total workersCensus workers11,9358,8183,117
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.79%55.24%18.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,6018,6512,950
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months334167167
Non-workerspeople20,5047,14613,358

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27232; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,674 households and 32,439 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.05% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.8% for males and 82.03% for females.
  • Of 11,935 workers, 97.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2309
Agricultural labourers1,18880
Household industry workers30318
Other workers9,880227

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
Thuraiyur (M)6140577532,439

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.