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Town · Census 2011 · code 803705

Melathiruppanthuruthi 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.
Population9,074people
Households2,240PCA households
Literacy rate86.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,0744,3044,770
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6974463511
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0053,4893,516
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.48%90.84%82.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,805863942
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,3152,432883
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.53%56.51%18.51%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9142,257657
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months401175226
Non-workerspeople5,7591,8723,887

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27472; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,240 households and 9,074 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.73% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.84% for males and 82.55% for females.
  • Of 3,315 workers, 87.9% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2717
Agricultural labourers1,77155
Household industry workers978
Other workers775331

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
Melathiruppanthuruthi (TP)620058139,074

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.