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Town · Census 2011 · code 803764

Devadanapatti 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.
Population19,285people
Households5,010PCA households
Literacy rate73.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.03%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,2859,8059,480
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0811,095986
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,5637,0335,530
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.02%80.75%65.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,8202,8812,939
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople743638
Total workersCensus workers8,4925,6942,798
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.03%58.07%29.51%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,7975,3342,463
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months695360335
Non-workerspeople10,7934,1116,682

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27665; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,010 households and 19,285 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.75% for males and 65.1% for females.
  • Of 8,492 workers, 91.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators52114
Agricultural labourers4,420421
Household industry workers15242
Other workers2,704218

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
Devadanapatti (TP)6240584319,285

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.