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Devakottai 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.
Population 51,865 people
Households 13,192 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.05% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 51,865 26,171 25,694 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,209 2,676 2,533 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 41,984 22,119 19,865 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.99% 94.14% 85.77% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,409 2,225 2,184 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 82 46 36 Total workersCensus workers 18,696 14,946 3,750 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.05% 57.11% 14.59% Main workersworked at least 6 months 15,555 12,961 2,594 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,141 1,985 1,156 Non-workerspeople 33,169 11,225 21,944
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 13,192 households and 51,865 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.04% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.14% for males and 85.77% for females. Of 18,696 workers, 83.2% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 865 53 Agricultural labourers 415 1,011 Household industry workers 219 58 Other workers 14,056 2,019
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Devakottai (M) 622 05831 51,865
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.