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Town · Census 2011 · code 803928

Asaripallam 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.
Population16,822people
Households4,457PCA households
Literacy rate95.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,8228,2578,565
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,627815812
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,4477,1907,257
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.08%96.61%93.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople506255251
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20911
Total workersCensus workers5,8764,4951,381
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.93%54.44%16.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9924,004988
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months884491393
Non-workerspeople10,9463,7627,184

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28059; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,457 households and 16,822 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.61% for males and 93.6% for females.
  • Of 5,876 workers, 84.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5828
Agricultural labourers32182
Household industry workers128175
Other workers4,485599

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
Asaripallam (TP)6290588416,822

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.