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Town · Census 2011 · code 803709

Orathanadu 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.
Population10,247people
Households2,633PCA households
Literacy rate84.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,2474,8875,360
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,078511567
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,7733,9343,839
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.77%89.9%80.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople584296288
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople633
Total workersCensus workers3,5832,714869
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.97%55.54%16.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3932,636757
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19078112
Non-workerspeople6,6642,1734,491

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27486; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,633 households and 10,247 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.9% for males and 80.1% for females.
  • Of 3,583 workers, 94.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2006
Agricultural labourers332127
Household industry workers705
Other workers2,79152

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
Orathanadu (Mukthambalpuram) (TP)6200581510,247

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.