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Town · Census 2011 · code 803739

Ilayangudi 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.
Population24,767people
Households5,947PCA households
Literacy rate88.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,76712,44812,319
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6571,3681,289
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,66510,3089,357
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.94%93.03%84.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2721,6471,625
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers8,2356,7841,451
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.25%54.5%11.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,4426,3041,138
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months793480313
Non-workerspeople16,5325,66410,868

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27586; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,947 households and 24,767 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.73% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.03% for males and 84.83% for females.
  • Of 8,235 workers, 90.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators66923
Agricultural labourers474218
Household industry workers12949
Other workers6,170503

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
Ilayangudi (TP)6220583424,767

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.