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Town · Census 2011 · code 803828

Thenthiruperai 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.
Population4,934people
Households1,276PCA households
Literacy rate89.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,9342,4252,509
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6454225229
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0092,0521,957
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.49%93.27%85.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,269636633
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople331320
Total workersCensus workers1,8791,374505
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.08%56.66%20.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7271,280447
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1529458
Non-workerspeople3,0551,0512,004

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27860; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,276 households and 4,934 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.27% for males and 85.83% for females.
  • Of 1,879 workers, 91.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2063
Agricultural labourers72962
Household industry workers259
Other workers76778

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
Thenthiruperai (TP)627058684,934

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.