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Town · Census 2011 · code 803727

Tirupathur 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.
Population25,980people
Households6,431PCA households
Literacy rate90.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,98012,78013,200
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6261,2771,349
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,03510,84110,194
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.07%94.24%86.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0201,5141,506
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1156
Total workersCensus workers9,3897,2532,136
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.14%56.75%16.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,2755,9591,316
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1141,294820
Non-workerspeople16,5915,52711,064

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27558; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,431 households and 25,980 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.24% for males and 86.02% for females.
  • Of 9,389 workers, 77.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12449
Agricultural labourers221129
Household industry workers9157
Other workers6,8391,879

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
Tirupathur (TP)6220582925,980

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.