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Alangulam 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.
Population 20,948 people
Households 5,796 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.51% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 51.57% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 20,948 10,266 10,682 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,271 1,148 1,123 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 15,598 8,268 7,330 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 83.51% 90.68% 76.68% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,223 582 641 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 69 31 38 Total workersCensus workers 10,803 5,863 4,940 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 51.57% 57.11% 46.25% Main workersworked at least 6 months 10,507 5,712 4,795 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 296 151 145 Non-workerspeople 10,145 4,403 5,742
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 5,796 households and 20,948 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.84% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.68% for males and 76.68% for females. Of 10,803 workers, 97.26% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 561 9 Agricultural labourers 546 21 Household industry workers 4,401 94 Other workers 4,999 172
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Alangulam (TP) 628 05875 20,948
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.