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Town · Census 2011 · code 803953

Bargur 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.
Population16,366people
Households3,760PCA households
Literacy rate79.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.13%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,3668,3168,050
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,810961849
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,5986,3355,263
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.68%86.13%73.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,731848883
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople208103105
Total workersCensus workers6,4044,6941,710
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.13%56.45%21.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9713,8761,095
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,433818615
Non-workerspeople9,9623,6226,340

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28118; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,760 households and 16,366 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.13% for males and 73.09% for females.
  • Of 6,404 workers, 77.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators47588
Agricultural labourers445741
Household industry workers101101
Other workers3,950503

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
Bargur (TP)6310589116,366

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.