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Athur 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 11,910 people
Households 3,047 PCA households
Literacy rate 91.13% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.66% % 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 11,910 6,021 5,889 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,061 577 484 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,887 5,066 4,821 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 91.13% 93.06% 89.2% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 50 20 30 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 13 6 7 Total workersCensus workers 4,605 3,432 1,173 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.66% 57% 19.92% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,556 2,668 888 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,049 764 285 Non-workerspeople 7,305 2,589 4,716
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 3,047 households and 11,910 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.91% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.06% for males and 89.2% for females. Of 4,605 workers, 77.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 106 32 Agricultural labourers 289 137 Household industry workers 94 43 Other workers 3,067 837
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 Athur (TP) 629 05882 11,910
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.