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Town · Census 2011 · code 803926

Therur 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.
Population7,615people
Households2,148PCA households
Literacy rate94.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,6153,7623,853
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6629312317
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,6083,3513,257
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.59%97.13%92.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3341,1791,155
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople693237
Total workersCensus workers3,3082,2821,026
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.44%60.66%26.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5401,886654
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months768396372
Non-workerspeople4,3071,4802,827

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28057; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,148 households and 7,615 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.13% for males and 92.11% for females.
  • Of 3,308 workers, 76.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4846
Agricultural labourers644189
Household industry workers16661
Other workers1,682472

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
Therur (TP)629058847,615

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.