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Town · Census 2011 · code 803910

Eraniel 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.
Population10,375people
Households2,681PCA households
Literacy rate92.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,3755,1645,211
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6899455444
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,8014,4704,331
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.88%94.92%90.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople431216215
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople615
Total workersCensus workers4,2783,1961,082
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.23%61.89%20.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,6692,930739
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months609266343
Non-workerspeople6,0971,9684,129

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28027; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,681 households and 10,375 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.92% for males and 90.85% for females.
  • Of 4,278 workers, 85.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators368
Agricultural labourers30621
Household industry workers22156
Other workers3,106524

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
Eraniel (TP)6290588210,375

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.