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Town · Census 2011 · code 803829

Alwarthirunagiri 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.
Population9,289people
Households2,375PCA households
Literacy rate91.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.66%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,2894,5984,691
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6908475433
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,6603,9363,724
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.4%95.46%87.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,801876925
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople954649
Total workersCensus workers3,2202,518702
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.66%54.76%14.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0972,439658
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1237944
Non-workerspeople6,0692,0803,989

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27861; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,375 households and 9,289 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.46% for males and 87.46% for females.
  • Of 3,220 workers, 96.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2014
Agricultural labourers50119
Household industry workers8416
Other workers2,31184

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
Alwarthirunagiri (TP)627058689,289

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.