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Town · Census 2011 · code 803677

Thalainayar 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.
Population12,798people
Households3,443PCA households
Literacy rate84.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,7986,2696,529
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,248591657
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,7195,1804,539
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.15%91.23%77.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,3532,1092,244
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople271512
Total workersCensus workers6,0853,8162,269
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.55%60.87%34.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6251,264361
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,4602,5521,908
Non-workerspeople6,7132,4534,260

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27400; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,443 households and 12,798 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.23% for males and 77.3% for females.
  • Of 6,085 workers, 26.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators101465
Agricultural labourers4693,597
Household industry workers1422
Other workers1,041376

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
Thalainayar (TP)6180580212,798

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.