Home / Places / Towns / Thisayanvilai Town · Census 2011 · code 803879
Thisayanvilai 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 23,702 people
Households 5,881 PCA households
Literacy rate 91.12% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.64% % 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 23,702 11,740 11,962 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,690 1,385 1,305 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 19,146 9,744 9,402 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 91.12% 94.1% 88.22% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,969 942 1,027 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 20 11 9 Total workersCensus workers 8,210 6,422 1,788 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.64% 54.7% 14.95% Main workersworked at least 6 months 7,762 6,189 1,573 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 448 233 215 Non-workerspeople 15,492 5,318 10,174
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 5,881 households and 23,702 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.35% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.1% for males and 88.22% for females. Of 8,210 workers, 94.54% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 94 10 Agricultural labourers 550 75 Household industry workers 540 80 Other workers 6,578 283
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 Thisayanvilai (TP) 628 05880 23,702
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.