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Town · Census 2011 · code 804031

Kaniyur 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.
Population6,180people
Households1,802PCA households
Literacy rate81.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,1803,0083,172
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6587284303
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,5852,4262,159
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.98%89.06%75.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,802882920
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,7121,776936
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.88%59.04%29.51%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5701,708862
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1426874
Non-workerspeople3,4681,2322,236

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28293; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,802 households and 6,180 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.06% for males and 75.25% for females.
  • Of 2,712 workers, 94.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators201
Agricultural labourers1,19059
Household industry workers499
Other workers1,31173

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
Kaniyur (TP)633059076,180

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.