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Town · Census 2011 · code 803717

Keeranur 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.
Population11,667people
Households2,840PCA households
Literacy rate88.57%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,6675,8295,838
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,304695609
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,1794,8114,368
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.57%93.71%83.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,532764768
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1688
Total workersCensus workers3,8993,124775
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.42%53.59%13.28%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4792,818661
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months420306114
Non-workerspeople7,7682,7055,063

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27510; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,840 households and 11,667 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.71% for males and 83.53% for females.
  • Of 3,899 workers, 89.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1332
Agricultural labourers318135
Household industry workers7322
Other workers2,955261

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
Keeranur (TP)6210581911,667

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.