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Town · Census 2011 · code 804006

Anaimalai 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.
Population17,208people
Households4,933PCA households
Literacy rate78.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.83%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,2088,2798,929
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,548772776
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,3506,4255,925
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.86%85.59%72.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1561,0191,137
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople764036
Total workersCensus workers7,7155,2592,456
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.83%63.52%27.51%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,4395,1172,322
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months276142134
Non-workerspeople9,4933,0206,473

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28216; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,933 households and 17,208 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.59% for males and 72.67% for females.
  • Of 7,715 workers, 96.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1935
Agricultural labourers2,79575
Household industry workers28929
Other workers4,162167

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
Anaimalai (TP)6320589917,208

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.