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Dharmapuri 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 68,619 people
Households 17,136 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.5% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.26% % 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 68,619 34,091 34,528 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 6,759 3,470 3,289 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 52,892 27,725 25,167 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.5% 90.54% 80.56% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,748 2,318 2,430 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 98 50 48 Total workersCensus workers 26,943 19,325 7,618 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.26% 56.69% 22.06% Main workersworked at least 6 months 24,651 18,040 6,611 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,292 1,285 1,007 Non-workerspeople 41,676 14,766 26,910
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 17,136 households and 68,619 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.85% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.54% for males and 80.56% for females. Of 26,943 workers, 91.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 606 54 Agricultural labourers 427 77 Household industry workers 1,052 213 Other workers 22,566 1,948
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 Dharmapuri (M) 630 05888 68,619
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.