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Town · Census 2011 · code 803788

Seithur 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.
Population20,228people
Households5,807PCA households
Literacy rate72.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation51.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,22810,01510,213
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0441,0441,000
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,2617,3355,926
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.93%81.76%64.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7681,8371,931
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1798
Total workersCensus workers10,5166,2364,280
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population51.99%62.27%41.91%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,5575,0863,471
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9591,150809
Non-workerspeople9,7123,7795,933

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27707; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,807 households and 20,228 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.76% for males and 64.32% for females.
  • Of 10,516 workers, 81.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3548
Agricultural labourers3,097463
Household industry workers699258
Other workers4,4071,230

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
Seithur (TP)6250584720,228

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.