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Town · Census 2011 · code 803772

Thevaram 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.
Population16,079people
Households4,225PCA households
Literacy rate76.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.03%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,0797,9818,098
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,463738725
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,1856,0405,145
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.53%83.39%69.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1292,0342,095
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers8,0444,7753,269
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.03%59.83%40.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,0404,2352,805
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,004540464
Non-workerspeople8,0353,2064,829

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27679; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,225 households and 16,079 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.39% for males and 69.78% for females.
  • Of 8,044 workers, 87.52% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators38835
Agricultural labourers3,926684
Household industry workers19522
Other workers2,531263

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
Thevaram (TP)6240584516,079

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.