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Kuzhithurai 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 21,307 people
Households 5,519 PCA households
Literacy rate 94.07% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.89% % 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 21,307 10,539 10,768 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,829 922 907 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 18,322 9,218 9,104 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 94.07% 95.85% 92.32% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 309 155 154 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4 2 2 Total workersCensus workers 7,861 5,915 1,946 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.89% 56.12% 18.07% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,597 5,061 1,536 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,264 854 410 Non-workerspeople 13,446 4,624 8,822
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 5,519 households and 21,307 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.58% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.85% for males and 92.32% for females. Of 7,861 workers, 83.92% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 171 27 Agricultural labourers 615 99 Household industry workers 238 136 Other workers 5,573 1,002
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 Kuzhithurai (M) 629 05881 21,307
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.