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Town · Census 2011 · code 803760

Bodinayakanur 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.
Population75,675people
Households20,333PCA households
Literacy rate83.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople75,67537,49838,177
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,5443,3343,210
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+57,64930,67526,974
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.39%89.79%77.14%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,7602,7962,964
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21129
Total workersCensus workers30,23421,8758,359
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.95%58.34%21.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months26,96319,9197,044
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,2711,9561,315
Non-workerspeople45,44115,62329,818

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27658; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 20,333 households and 75,675 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.79% for males and 77.14% for females.
  • Of 30,234 workers, 89.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,11789
Agricultural labourers6,6021,574
Household industry workers621134
Other workers18,6231,474

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
Bodinayakanur (M)6240584275,675

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.