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Tharangambadi 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.
Population 23,191 people
Households 5,482 PCA households
Literacy rate 87.87% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.86% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 23,191 11,061 12,130 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,665 1,343 1,322 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 18,036 9,036 9,000 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 87.87% 92.98% 83.27% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,960 1,339 1,621 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 27 17 10 Total workersCensus workers 7,852 5,885 1,967 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.86% 53.2% 16.22% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,866 5,211 1,655 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 986 674 312 Non-workerspeople 15,339 5,176 10,163
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 5,482 households and 23,191 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.49% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.98% for males and 83.27% for females. Of 7,852 workers, 87.44% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 277 24 Agricultural labourers 983 196 Household industry workers 141 12 Other workers 5,465 754
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Tharangambadi (TP) 618 05798 23,191
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.