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Town · Census 2011 · code 803684

Thiruvarur 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.
Population58,301people
Households14,997PCA households
Literacy rate91.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople58,30128,39729,904
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,7792,8882,891
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+47,80424,16023,644
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.02%94.71%87.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,3684,0914,277
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople383189194
Total workersCensus workers18,95315,6483,305
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.51%55.1%11.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months17,54614,6162,930
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,4071,032375
Non-workerspeople39,34812,74926,599

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27422; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,997 households and 58,301 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.71% for males and 87.53% for females.
  • Of 18,953 workers, 92.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators67247
Agricultural labourers960261
Household industry workers31852
Other workers15,5961,047

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
Thiruvarur (M)6190580658,301

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.