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Town · Census 2011 · code 803960

Sirumugai 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.
Population18,223people
Households5,294PCA households
Literacy rate79.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,2239,0159,208
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,471745726
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,2847,1036,181
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.3%85.89%72.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6621,3301,332
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople755375380
Total workersCensus workers9,1415,8273,314
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.16%64.64%35.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,3555,4792,876
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months786348438
Non-workerspeople9,0823,1885,894

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28140; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,294 households and 18,223 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.89% for males and 72.87% for females.
  • Of 9,141 workers, 91.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4469
Agricultural labourers1,981420
Household industry workers1,50142
Other workers4,427315

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
Sirumugai (TP)6320589518,223

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.