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Town · Census 2011 · code 803825

Eral 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.
Population9,478people
Households2,388PCA households
Literacy rate93.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,4784,7304,748
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,055549506
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,9044,0353,869
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.84%96.51%91.21%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople286143143
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople301152149
Total workersCensus workers3,5542,832722
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.5%59.87%15.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4292,763666
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1256956
Non-workerspeople5,9241,8984,026

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27853; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,388 households and 9,478 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.51% for males and 91.21% for females.
  • Of 3,554 workers, 96.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators391
Agricultural labourers16610
Household industry workers29628
Other workers2,92886

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
Eral (TP)627058679,478

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.