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Town · Census 2011 · code 803841

Sankarankoil 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.
Population57,277people
Households14,536PCA households
Literacy rate83.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople57,27728,47028,807
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,6602,8672,793
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+42,90023,20119,699
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.11%90.62%75.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,8706,3156,555
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1708387
Total workersCensus workers24,06416,6207,444
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.01%58.38%25.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months21,93115,5546,377
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1331,0661,067
Non-workerspeople33,21311,85021,363

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27885; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,536 households and 57,277 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.88% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.62% for males and 75.72% for females.
  • Of 24,064 workers, 91.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators49334
Agricultural labourers2,003247
Household industry workers2,245413
Other workers17,1901,439

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
Sankarankoil (M)6280587157,277

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.