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Town · Census 2011 · code 803638

Arumbavur 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.
Population12,467people
Households3,452PCA households
Literacy rate75.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,4676,1916,276
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,211648563
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,5464,6483,898
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.92%83.85%68.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,6011,8001,801
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople25187
Total workersCensus workers6,5923,7782,814
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.88%61.02%44.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,2663,6322,634
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months326146180
Non-workerspeople5,8752,4133,462

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27281; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,452 households and 12,467 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.85% for males and 68.23% for females.
  • Of 6,592 workers, 95.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,65115
Agricultural labourers3,042173
Household industry workers1108
Other workers1,463130

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
Arumbavur (TP)6150578212,467

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.