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Sholavandan 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 22,578 people
Households 5,936 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.41% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.53% % 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 22,578 11,168 11,410 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,213 1,090 1,123 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 16,783 8,967 7,816 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 82.41% 88.98% 75.98% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,351 1,626 1,725 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 18 11 7 Total workersCensus workers 9,602 6,702 2,900 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.53% 60.01% 25.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,285 5,965 2,320 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,317 737 580 Non-workerspeople 12,976 4,466 8,510
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 5,936 households and 22,578 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.8% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.98% for males and 75.98% for females. Of 9,602 workers, 86.28% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 342 8 Agricultural labourers 3,332 520 Household industry workers 168 45 Other workers 4,443 744
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 Sholavandan (TP) 623 05837 22,578
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.