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Town · Census 2011 · code 803899

Thiruvattar 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.
Population18,985people
Households4,836PCA households
Literacy rate90.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,9859,4549,531
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,714862852
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,5797,9207,659
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.2%92.18%88.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1618675
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21912
Total workersCensus workers7,2295,5301,699
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.08%58.49%17.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,3575,0691,288
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months872461411
Non-workerspeople11,7563,9247,832

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28016; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,836 households and 18,985 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.18% for males and 88.25% for females.
  • Of 7,229 workers, 87.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators30038
Agricultural labourers393167
Household industry workers300253
Other workers5,364414

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
Thiruvattar (TP)6290588218,985

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.