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Town · Census 2011 · code 804021

Avanashi 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.
Population28,868people
Households7,443PCA households
Literacy rate86.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,86813,26615,602
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6011,3051,296
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,80110,91011,891
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.8%91.21%83.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4571,9212,536
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople15213
Total workersCensus workers13,5508,2755,275
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.94%62.38%33.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,7717,9594,812
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months779316463
Non-workerspeople15,3184,99110,327

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28254; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,443 households and 28,868 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.01% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.21% for males and 83.12% for females.
  • Of 13,550 workers, 94.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23046
Agricultural labourers24621
Household industry workers22020
Other workers12,075692

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
Avanashi (TP)6330590328,868

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.