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Town · Census 2011 · code 803688

Thiruthuraipoondi 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.
Population24,404people
Households6,263PCA households
Literacy rate88.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,40411,98512,419
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3241,1801,144
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,56910,0499,520
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.63%93%84.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,2483,5483,700
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople450209241
Total workersCensus workers9,3786,8112,567
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.43%56.83%20.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,4175,0381,379
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,9611,7731,188
Non-workerspeople15,0265,1749,852

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27435; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,263 households and 24,404 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93% for males and 84.43% for females.
  • Of 9,378 workers, 68.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators60757
Agricultural labourers8852,076
Household industry workers9241
Other workers4,833787

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
Thiruthuraipoondi (M)6190580924,404

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.