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Town · Census 2011 · code 803861

Alwarkurichi 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.
Population10,045people
Households2,793PCA households
Literacy rate86.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,0454,9075,138
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6986519467
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,8664,0593,807
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.83%92.5%81.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3991,1551,244
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople452124
Total workersCensus workers5,1012,9462,155
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.78%60.04%41.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,8812,8352,046
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months220111109
Non-workerspeople4,9441,9612,983

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27931; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,793 households and 10,045 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.5% for males and 81.5% for females.
  • Of 5,101 workers, 95.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators27912
Agricultural labourers94681
Household industry workers92631
Other workers2,73096

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
Alwarkurichi (TP)6280587810,045

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.