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Town · Census 2011 · code 803881

Arumanai 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.
Population16,283people
Households4,236PCA households
Literacy rate90.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.91%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,2838,0218,262
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,537803734
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,3486,6836,665
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.52%92.59%88.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople426194232
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople16610
Total workersCensus workers5,8474,7011,146
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.91%58.61%13.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6433,815828
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,204886318
Non-workerspeople10,4363,3207,116

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27988; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,236 households and 16,283 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.59% for males and 88.54% for females.
  • Of 5,847 workers, 79.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1357
Agricultural labourers324375
Household industry workers14059
Other workers4,044763

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
Arumanai (TP)6290588116,283

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.