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Town · Census 2011 · code 803721

Alangudi 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.
Population12,367people
Households3,064PCA households
Literacy rate86.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.65%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,3676,1496,218
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,341692649
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,5875,0314,556
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.95%92.19%81.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,283628655
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople835
Total workersCensus workers4,1623,274888
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.65%53.24%14.28%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,7683,002766
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months394272122
Non-workerspeople8,2052,8755,330

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27532; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,064 households and 12,367 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.19% for males and 81.81% for females.
  • Of 4,162 workers, 90.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1107
Agricultural labourers24123
Household industry workers12676
Other workers3,291288

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
Alangudi (TP)6210582412,367

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.