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Town · Census 2011 · code 803965

Irugur 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.
Population25,691people
Households7,459PCA households
Literacy rate86.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,69112,90912,782
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3401,1931,147
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,10810,6799,429
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.11%91.15%81.04%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,4772,7212,756
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople653629
Total workersCensus workers12,0348,2053,829
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.84%63.56%29.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,9097,6243,285
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,125581544
Non-workerspeople13,6574,7048,953

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28155; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,459 households and 25,691 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.15% for males and 81.04% for females.
  • Of 12,034 workers, 90.65% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20023
Agricultural labourers749126
Household industry workers30141
Other workers9,659935

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
Irugur (TP)6320589625,691

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.