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Krishnagiri 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 71,323 people
Households 16,386 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.14% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.43% % 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 71,323 35,395 35,928 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 7,748 4,059 3,689 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 54,766 28,523 26,243 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.14% 91.02% 81.4% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 7,589 3,672 3,917 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 129 69 60 Total workersCensus workers 24,559 19,071 5,488 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.43% 53.88% 15.27% Main workersworked at least 6 months 23,156 18,333 4,823 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,403 738 665 Non-workerspeople 46,764 16,324 30,440
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 16,386 households and 71,323 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.86% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.02% for males and 81.4% for females. Of 24,559 workers, 94.29% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 187 10 Agricultural labourers 99 42 Household industry workers 640 207 Other workers 22,230 1,144
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 Krishnagiri (M) 631 05891 71,323
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.