Browse the place directories and read the reference tables below. Search and interactive comparisons need JavaScript.

Town · Census 2011 · code 803724

Aranthangi 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.
Population40,814people
Households10,130PCA households
Literacy rate90.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople40,81420,10120,713
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,3402,2032,137
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+33,04317,00716,036
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.59%95.02%86.33%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3451,1661,179
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople309156153
Total workersCensus workers13,02110,8462,175
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.9%53.96%10.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,5099,8481,661
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,512998514
Non-workerspeople27,7939,25518,538

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27541; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,130 households and 40,814 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.63% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.02% for males and 86.33% for females.
  • Of 13,021 workers, 88.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46274
Agricultural labourers701156
Household industry workers313253
Other workers10,0331,029

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

Using the profile in research

For eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions, read the research guidance.

Source components of this town

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Aranthangi (M)6210582640,814

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.