Population34,82,056Salem
Children 0–63,44,960
Males17,81,571
Females17,00,485
Sex ratio954per 1,000 males
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,44,960
Boys 0–61,80,002
Girls 0–61,64,958
Child %9.9%
Population Overview
Total population34,82,056
Males17,81,571
Females17,00,485
Sex ratio954per 1,000 males
Households9,15,967
SC / ST
SC population5,80,512
SC males2,94,062
SC females2,86,450
SC %16.7%
ST population1,19,369
ST males60,489
ST females58,880
ST %3.4%
Literacy
Literate22,85,562
Literate males12,85,107
Literate females10,00,455
Literacy %65.6%
Illiterate11,96,494
Illiterate males4,96,464
Illiterate females7,00,030
Workers — Total
Total workers16,94,160
Worker males10,83,797
Worker females6,10,363
Work participation %48.7%
Non-workers17,87,896
Non-worker males6,97,774
Non-worker females10,90,122
Workers — Main
Main workers15,61,030
Main males10,22,417
Main females5,38,613
Cultivators2,47,011
Cultivator males1,43,968
Cultivator females1,03,043
Agri labourers3,96,158
Agri labourer males1,88,008
Agri labourer females2,08,150
Household industry1,32,700
HH industry males83,877
HH industry females48,823
Other workers7,85,161
Other males6,06,564
Other females1,78,597
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,33,130
Marginal males61,380
Marginal females71,750
Marg. cultivators9,993
Marg. agri labourers58,052
Marg. HH industry8,803
Marg. other56,282
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,839
Marg. cultivator females5,154
Marg. agri lab. males20,815
Marg. agri lab. females37,237
Marg. HH industry males2,962
Marg. HH industry females5,841
Marg. other males32,764
Marg. other females23,518
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,13,027
3–6 mo males52,573
3–6 mo females60,454
3–6 mo cultivators8,684
3–6 mo cult. males4,201
3–6 mo cult. females4,483
3–6 mo agri lab.50,255
3–6 mo agri lab. males18,158
3–6 mo agri lab. females32,097
3–6 mo HH industry6,958
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,373
3–6 mo HH ind. females4,585
3–6 mo other47,130
3–6 mo other males27,841
3–6 mo other females19,289
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers20,103
0–3 mo males8,807
0–3 mo females11,296
0–3 mo cultivators1,309
0–3 mo cult. males638
0–3 mo cult. females671
0–3 mo agri lab.7,797
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,657
0–3 mo agri lab. females5,140
0–3 mo HH industry1,845
0–3 mo HH ind. males589
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,256
0–3 mo other9,152
0–3 mo other males4,923
0–3 mo other females4,229