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Alur 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 15,063 people
Households 3,882 PCA households
Literacy rate 92.71% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.6% % 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 15,063 7,460 7,603 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,448 720 728 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 12,622 6,399 6,223 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 92.71% 94.94% 90.52% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,322 678 644 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 8 2 6 Total workersCensus workers 5,965 4,248 1,717 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.6% 56.94% 22.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,470 3,441 1,029 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,495 807 688 Non-workerspeople 9,098 3,212 5,886
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 3,882 households and 15,063 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.61% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.94% for males and 90.52% for females. Of 5,965 workers, 74.94% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 252 37 Agricultural labourers 333 326 Household industry workers 434 274 Other workers 3,451 858
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 Alur (TP) 629 05882 15,063
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.