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Alanthurai 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 7,221 people
Households 2,004 PCA households
Literacy rate 68.26% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 54.94% % 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 7,221 3,547 3,674 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 589 303 286 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,527 2,421 2,106 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 68.26% 74.63% 62.16% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,096 532 564 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 525 261 264 Total workersCensus workers 3,967 2,384 1,583 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 54.94% 67.21% 43.09% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,647 2,215 1,432 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 320 169 151 Non-workerspeople 3,254 1,163 2,091
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 2,004 households and 7,221 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.16% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.63% for males and 62.16% for females. Of 3,967 workers, 91.93% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 614 62 Agricultural labourers 1,803 65 Household industry workers 57 23 Other workers 1,173 170
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 Alanthurai (TP) 632 05898 7,221
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.