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Town · Census 2011 · code 803698

Swamimalai 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.
Population7,289people
Households1,878PCA households
Literacy rate89.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,2893,5233,766
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6778392386
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,8542,9392,915
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.91%93.87%86.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople641323318
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople17710
Total workersCensus workers2,5132,061452
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.48%58.5%12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3671,950417
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months14611135
Non-workerspeople4,7761,4623,314

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27458; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,878 households and 7,289 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.87% for males and 86.24% for females.
  • Of 2,513 workers, 94.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2029
Agricultural labourers27012
Household industry workers15414
Other workers1,741111

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
Swamimalai (TP)620058117,289

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.