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Town · Census 2011 · code 803896

Thirparappu 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.
Population22,401people
Households5,839PCA households
Literacy rate87.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.37%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,40111,03411,367
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,9901,008982
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,9199,0118,908
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.79%89.88%85.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1869195
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1377166
Total workersCensus workers8,5956,6901,905
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.37%60.63%16.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,5315,3441,187
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0641,346718
Non-workerspeople13,8064,3449,462

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28013; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,839 households and 22,401 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.88% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.88% for males and 85.78% for females.
  • Of 8,595 workers, 75.99% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8925
Agricultural labourers481224
Household industry workers13580
Other workers5,8261,735

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
Thirparappu (TP)6290588222,401

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.