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Town · Census 2011 · code 804011

Muthur 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.
Population13,212people
Households3,948PCA households
Literacy rate70.61%% of people aged 7+
Work participation56.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,2126,5886,624
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,003531472
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,6214,8323,789
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.61%79.78%61.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8751,9091,966
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople312
Total workersCensus workers7,4834,4763,007
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population56.64%67.94%45.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,0094,2732,736
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months474203271
Non-workerspeople5,7292,1123,617

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28230; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,948 households and 13,212 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.78% for males and 61.59% for females.
  • Of 7,483 workers, 93.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,00211
Agricultural labourers3,304117
Household industry workers7121
Other workers2,632325

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
Muthur (TP)6330590113,212

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.