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Athur 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.
Population 10,138 people
Households 2,555 PCA households
Literacy rate 87.6% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.72% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 10,138 5,127 5,011 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,088 584 504 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 7,928 4,175 3,753 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 87.6% 91.9% 83.27% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,100 1,066 1,034 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 101 51 50 Total workersCensus workers 3,621 2,769 852 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.72% 54.01% 17% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,380 2,649 731 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 241 120 121 Non-workerspeople 6,517 2,358 4,159
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,555 households and 10,138 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.9% for males and 83.27% for females. Of 3,621 workers, 93.34% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 77 12 Agricultural labourers 601 41 Household industry workers 176 15 Other workers 2,526 173
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Athur (TP) 627 05868 10,138
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.