Population21,59,775Dindigul
Children 0–62,16,576
Males10,80,938
Females10,78,837
Sex ratio998per 1,000 males
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,16,576
Boys 0–61,11,955
Girls 0–61,04,621
Child %10%
Population Overview
Total population21,59,775
Males10,80,938
Females10,78,837
Sex ratio998per 1,000 males
Households5,60,773
SC / ST
SC population4,52,376
SC males2,25,573
SC females2,26,803
SC %20.9%
ST population8,064
ST males4,095
ST females3,969
ST %0.4%
Literacy
Literate14,81,834
Literate males8,16,180
Literate females6,65,654
Literacy %68.6%
Illiterate6,77,941
Illiterate males2,64,758
Illiterate females4,13,183
Workers — Total
Total workers11,05,155
Worker males6,65,469
Worker females4,39,686
Work participation %51.2%
Non-workers10,54,620
Non-worker males4,15,469
Non-worker females6,39,151
Workers — Main
Main workers9,63,017
Main males5,99,831
Main females3,63,186
Cultivators1,55,332
Cultivator males94,077
Cultivator females61,255
Agri labourers3,88,725
Agri labourer males1,97,183
Agri labourer females1,91,542
Household industry25,253
HH industry males13,405
HH industry females11,848
Other workers3,93,707
Other males2,95,166
Other females98,541
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,42,138
Marginal males65,638
Marginal females76,500
Marg. cultivators10,073
Marg. agri labourers79,234
Marg. HH industry5,576
Marg. other47,255
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,887
Marg. cultivator females5,186
Marg. agri lab. males33,314
Marg. agri lab. females45,920
Marg. HH industry males1,970
Marg. HH industry females3,606
Marg. other males25,467
Marg. other females21,788
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,23,027
3–6 mo males57,655
3–6 mo females65,372
3–6 mo cultivators9,071
3–6 mo cult. males4,437
3–6 mo cult. females4,634
3–6 mo agri lab.69,113
3–6 mo agri lab. males29,464
3–6 mo agri lab. females39,649
3–6 mo HH industry4,070
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,472
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,598
3–6 mo other40,773
3–6 mo other males22,282
3–6 mo other females18,491
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers19,111
0–3 mo males7,983
0–3 mo females11,128
0–3 mo cultivators1,002
0–3 mo cult. males450
0–3 mo cult. females552
0–3 mo agri lab.10,121
0–3 mo agri lab. males3,850
0–3 mo agri lab. females6,271
0–3 mo HH industry1,506
0–3 mo HH ind. males498
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,008
0–3 mo other6,482
0–3 mo other males3,185
0–3 mo other females3,297