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Town · Census 2011 · code 803796

Thiruthangal 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.
Population55,362people
Households15,424PCA households
Literacy rate80.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.06%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople55,36227,67627,686
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,9183,0462,872
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+39,80021,66018,140
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.5%87.94%73.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,5675,7925,775
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1035449
Total workersCensus workers27,15917,04310,116
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.06%61.58%36.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months25,29116,1839,108
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8688601,008
Non-workerspeople28,20310,63317,570

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27730; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,424 households and 55,362 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.94% for males and 73.1% for females.
  • Of 27,159 workers, 93.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators596
Agricultural labourers22622
Household industry workers1,284117
Other workers23,7221,723

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
Thiruthangal (M)6250584955,362

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.