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Town · Census 2011 · code 803842

Surandai 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.
Population35,272people
Households9,511PCA households
Literacy rate82.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation53.46%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,27217,48817,784
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,8321,9151,917
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,79213,89111,901
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.04%89.2%75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0131,4721,541
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople431
Total workersCensus workers18,85510,3698,486
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population53.46%59.29%47.72%
Main workersworked at least 6 months17,8359,9997,836
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,020370650
Non-workerspeople16,4177,1199,298

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27889; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,511 households and 35,272 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.2% for males and 75% for females.
  • Of 18,855 workers, 94.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,02112
Agricultural labourers1,473166
Household industry workers5,756458
Other workers9,585384

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
Surandai (TP)6280587235,272

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.