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Town · Census 2011 · code 803809

Sayalgudi 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.
Population14,801people
Households3,617PCA households
Literacy rate78.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.8%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,8017,6097,192
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,633829804
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,3385,8714,467
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.51%86.59%69.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,747906841
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,8914,2711,620
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.8%56.13%22.53%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7203,6301,090
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,171641530
Non-workerspeople8,9103,3385,572

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27794; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,617 households and 14,801 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.59% for males and 69.93% for females.
  • Of 5,891 workers, 80.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators452100
Agricultural labourers493427
Household industry workers15745
Other workers3,618599

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
Sayalgudi (TP)6260585914,801

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.