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Town · Census 2011 · code 803646

Thorapadi 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.
Population7,659people
Households1,882PCA households
Literacy rate78.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.12%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,6593,9113,748
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6794430364
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,3802,9812,399
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.37%85.64%70.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,232632600
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople552332
Total workersCensus workers3,0732,257816
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.12%57.71%21.77%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5402,000540
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months533257276
Non-workerspeople4,5861,6542,932

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27314; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,882 households and 7,659 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.64% for males and 70.89% for females.
  • Of 3,073 workers, 82.66% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1274
Agricultural labourers423335
Household industry workers15415
Other workers1,836179

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
Thorapadi (TP)617057887,659

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.