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Town · Census 2011 · code 803802

Sattur 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.
Population29,398people
Households8,093PCA households
Literacy rate86.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,39814,40014,998
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6911,4071,284
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,18012,08811,092
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.79%93.03%80.88%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2571,0621,195
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople239115124
Total workersCensus workers13,0658,5044,561
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.44%59.06%30.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,7268,3384,388
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months339166173
Non-workerspeople16,3335,89610,437

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27767; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,093 households and 29,398 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.15% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.03% for males and 80.88% for females.
  • Of 13,065 workers, 97.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators242
Agricultural labourers425
Household industry workers26727
Other workers12,393305

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
Sattur (M)6250585429,398

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.