Population26,05,914Cuddalore
Males13,11,697
Females12,94,217
Workers11,69,880
Literate18,15,281
Population Overview
Total population26,05,914
Males13,11,697
Females12,94,217
Sex ratio987per 1,000 males
Households6,35,578
Literacy
Literate18,15,281
Literate males10,00,322
Literate females8,14,959
Literacy %69.7%
Illiterate7,90,633
Illiterate males3,11,375
Illiterate females4,79,258
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,79,950
Boys 0–61,47,644
Girls 0–61,32,306
Child %10.7%
SC / ST
SC population7,63,944
SC males3,83,943
SC females3,80,001
SC %29.3%
ST population15,702
ST males7,943
ST females7,759
ST %0.6%
Workers — Total
Total workers11,69,880
Worker males7,49,633
Worker females4,20,247
Work participation %44.9%
Non-workers14,36,034
Non-worker males5,62,064
Non-worker females8,73,970
Workers — Main
Main workers8,37,271
Main males5,86,068
Main females2,51,203
Cultivators1,36,035
Cultivator males98,806
Cultivator females37,229
Agri labourers3,25,599
Agri labourer males1,84,740
Agri labourer females1,40,859
Household industry19,151
HH industry males10,469
HH industry females8,682
Other workers3,56,486
Other males2,92,053
Other females64,433
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers3,32,609
Marginal males1,63,565
Marginal females1,69,044
Marg. cultivators29,135
Marg. agri labourers2,13,813
Marg. HH industry12,876
Marg. other76,785
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males17,221
Marg. cultivator females11,914
Marg. agri lab. males94,513
Marg. agri lab. females1,19,300
Marg. HH industry males4,285
Marg. HH industry females8,591
Marg. other males47,546
Marg. other females29,239
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,80,126
3–6 mo males1,40,395
3–6 mo females1,39,731
3–6 mo cultivators25,327
3–6 mo cult. males15,317
3–6 mo cult. females10,010
3–6 mo agri lab.1,78,563
3–6 mo agri lab. males80,339
3–6 mo agri lab. females98,224
3–6 mo HH industry9,824
3–6 mo HH ind. males3,490
3–6 mo HH ind. females6,334
3–6 mo other66,412
3–6 mo other males41,249
3–6 mo other females25,163
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers52,483
0–3 mo males23,170
0–3 mo females29,313
0–3 mo cultivators3,808
0–3 mo cult. males1,904
0–3 mo cult. females1,904
0–3 mo agri lab.35,250
0–3 mo agri lab. males14,174
0–3 mo agri lab. females21,076
0–3 mo HH industry3,052
0–3 mo HH ind. males795
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,257
0–3 mo other10,373
0–3 mo other males6,297
0–3 mo other females4,076