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Sivaganga 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 40,403 people
Households 10,184 PCA households
Literacy rate 92.77% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.01% % 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 40,403 20,299 20,104 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,880 1,985 1,895 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 33,881 17,631 16,250 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 92.77% 96.27% 89.24% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,876 1,941 1,935 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 28 15 13 Total workersCensus workers 14,145 10,946 3,199 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.01% 53.92% 15.91% Main workersworked at least 6 months 12,110 9,645 2,465 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,035 1,301 734 Non-workerspeople 26,258 9,353 16,905
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 10,184 households and 40,403 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.6% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.27% for males and 89.24% for females. Of 14,145 workers, 85.61% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 164 54 Agricultural labourers 294 127 Household industry workers 246 173 Other workers 11,406 1,681
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 Sivaganga (M) 622 05832 40,403
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.