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Town · Census 2011 · code 803959

Uthangarai 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.
Population18,470people
Households4,359PCA households
Literacy rate85.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,4709,4219,049
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,655873782
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,3117,7436,568
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.11%90.58%79.45%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,3192,1722,147
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople382018
Total workersCensus workers6,7114,8521,859
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.33%51.5%20.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7324,3371,395
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months979515464
Non-workerspeople11,7594,5697,190

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28133; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,359 households and 18,470 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.58% for males and 79.45% for females.
  • Of 6,711 workers, 85.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32552
Agricultural labourers585257
Household industry workers22979
Other workers4,593591

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
Uthangarai (TP)6310589418,470

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.