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Town · Census 2011 · code 803865

Cheranmadevi 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.
Population18,327people
Households4,756PCA households
Literacy rate90.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,3279,1209,207
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,8621,012850
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,9217,7597,162
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.62%95.7%85.7%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9701,9502,020
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1367
Total workersCensus workers7,6045,2222,382
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.49%57.26%25.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,2585,0232,235
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months346199147
Non-workerspeople10,7233,8986,825

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27935; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,756 households and 18,327 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.7% for males and 85.7% for females.
  • Of 7,604 workers, 95.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators41510
Agricultural labourers1,27256
Household industry workers1,24745
Other workers4,324235

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
Cheranmadevi (TP)6280587818,327

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.