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Town · Census 2011 · code 803748

Alanganallur 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.
Population12,331people
Households3,171PCA households
Literacy rate78.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,3316,2866,045
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,269676593
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,7074,8403,867
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.71%86.27%70.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0259951,030
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1688
Total workersCensus workers5,9823,8732,109
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.51%61.61%34.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,3552,9231,432
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,627950677
Non-workerspeople6,3492,4133,936

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27617; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,171 households and 12,331 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.29% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.27% for males and 70.93% for females.
  • Of 5,982 workers, 72.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12137
Agricultural labourers1,455873
Household industry workers11495
Other workers2,665622

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
Alanganallur (TP)6230583712,331

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.