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Town · Census 2011 · code 803810

Ramanathapuram 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.
Population61,440people
Households14,716PCA households
Literacy rate93.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople61,44030,90430,536
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,3703,2453,125
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+51,25426,63124,623
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.07%96.28%89.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0061,5061,500
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople491257234
Total workersCensus workers20,37516,9873,388
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.16%54.97%11.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months19,32816,4002,928
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,047587460
Non-workerspeople41,06513,91727,148

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27802; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,716 households and 61,440 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.28% for males and 89.83% for females.
  • Of 20,375 workers, 94.86% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11520
Agricultural labourers17830
Household industry workers26241
Other workers18,773956

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
Ramanathapuram (M)6260586061,440

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.