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Town · Census 2011 · code 803719

Arimalam 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.
Population8,948people
Households2,184PCA households
Literacy rate78.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,9484,4654,483
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6890433457
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,3643,5182,846
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.98%87.25%70.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople658361297
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,5582,560998
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.76%57.33%22.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4801,901579
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,078659419
Non-workerspeople5,3901,9053,485

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27523; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,184 households and 8,948 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.25% for males and 70.69% for females.
  • Of 3,558 workers, 69.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators45390
Agricultural labourers786679
Household industry workers3625
Other workers1,205284

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
Arimalam (TP)621058228,948

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.