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Sulur 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 27,909 people
Households 8,014 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.63% % 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 27,909 13,835 14,074 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,636 1,351 1,285 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 21,951 11,435 10,516 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.86% 91.6% 82.23% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,231 2,104 2,127 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 12 6 6 Total workersCensus workers 12,178 8,489 3,689 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 43.63% 61.36% 26.21% Main workersworked at least 6 months 10,514 7,638 2,876 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,664 851 813 Non-workerspeople 15,731 5,346 10,385
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 8,014 households and 27,909 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.44% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.6% for males and 82.23% for females. Of 12,178 workers, 86.34% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 102 20 Agricultural labourers 833 147 Household industry workers 193 34 Other workers 9,386 1,463
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 Sulur (TP) 632 05896 27,909
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.