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Town · Census 2011 · code 803836

Sivagiri 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.
Population23,040people
Households6,796PCA households
Literacy rate69.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,04011,39911,641
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1811,1321,049
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,5358,2066,329
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.68%79.93%59.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2232,0802,143
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1054857
Total workersCensus workers11,4986,7934,705
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.9%59.59%40.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,2195,7293,490
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,2791,0641,215
Non-workerspeople11,5424,6066,936

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27877; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,796 households and 23,040 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.47% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.93% for males and 59.75% for females.
  • Of 11,498 workers, 80.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators27323
Agricultural labourers4,5101,348
Household industry workers351223
Other workers4,085685

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
Sivagiri (TP)6280587023,040

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.