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Town · Census 2011 · code 803807

Abiramam 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.
Population8,144people
Households1,930PCA households
Literacy rate93.45%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,1444,0114,133
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6888458430
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,7813,4203,361
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.45%96.26%90.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1497376
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,5192,073446
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.93%51.68%10.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3661,975391
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1539855
Non-workerspeople5,6251,9383,687

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27789; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,930 households and 8,144 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.26% for males and 90.76% for females.
  • Of 2,519 workers, 93.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18912
Agricultural labourers55933
Household industry workers2415
Other workers1,59493

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
Abiramam (TP)626058588,144

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.