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Town · Census 2011 · code 803737

Thirupuvanam 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.
Population24,554people
Households6,240PCA households
Literacy rate89.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.39%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,55412,33312,221
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6121,3431,269
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,70410,4049,300
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.8%94.67%84.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0351,0261,009
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers8,4446,6851,759
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.39%54.2%14.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3265,9611,365
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,118724394
Non-workerspeople16,1105,64810,462

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27581; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,240 households and 24,554 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.67% for males and 84.92% for females.
  • Of 8,444 workers, 86.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators30035
Agricultural labourers791407
Household industry workers10422
Other workers6,131654

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
Thirupuvanam (TP)6220583324,554

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.