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Town · Census 2011 · code 803654

Sethiathoppu 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.
Population8,824people
Households2,269PCA households
Literacy rate81.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8244,4984,326
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6886494392
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,5003,4973,003
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.88%87.34%76.33%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,393715678
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1065452
Total workersCensus workers3,3632,530833
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.11%56.25%19.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9761,535441
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,387995392
Non-workerspeople5,4611,9683,493

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27338; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,269 households and 8,824 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.04% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.34% for males and 76.33% for females.
  • Of 3,363 workers, 58.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators195121
Agricultural labourers502530
Household industry workers73104
Other workers1,206632

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
Sethiathoppu (TP)617057918,824

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.