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Town · Census 2011 · code 803801

Aruppukkottai 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.
Population87,722people
Households23,803PCA households
Literacy rate89.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople87,72243,55844,164
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,6543,9343,720
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+72,03537,58434,451
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.97%94.85%85.18%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,1743,0253,149
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1388058
Total workersCensus workers37,63125,96911,662
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.9%59.62%26.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months35,97925,12510,854
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,652844808
Non-workerspeople50,09117,58932,502

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27758; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 23,803 households and 87,722 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.73% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.85% for males and 85.18% for females.
  • Of 37,631 workers, 95.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20020
Agricultural labourers764285
Household industry workers5,227214
Other workers29,7881,133

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
Aruppukkottai (M)6250585387,722

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.