Population30,77,233Tirunelveli

Males15,20,912

Females15,56,321

Workers14,36,454

Literate22,73,457

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Population Overview

Total population30,77,233

Males15,20,912

Females15,56,321

Sex ratio1,023per 1,000 males

Households8,15,528

Literacy

Literate22,73,457

Literate males12,10,710

Literate females10,62,747

Literacy %73.9%

Illiterate8,03,776

Illiterate males3,10,202

Illiterate females4,93,574

Children (0–6 years)

Children 0–63,21,687

Boys 0–61,64,157

Girls 0–61,57,530

Child %10.5%

SC / ST

SC population5,69,714

SC males2,79,570

SC females2,90,144

SC %18.5%

ST population10,270

ST males5,109

ST females5,161

ST %0.3%

Workers — Total

Total workers14,36,454

Worker males8,76,175

Worker females5,60,279

Work participation %46.7%

Non-workers16,40,779

Non-worker males6,44,737

Non-worker females9,96,042

Workers — Main

Main workers12,71,407

Main males7,91,067

Main females4,80,340

Cultivators1,07,943

Cultivator males82,180

Cultivator females25,763

Agri labourers3,21,083

Agri labourer males1,93,899

Agri labourer females1,27,184

Household industry2,15,667

HH industry males25,943

HH industry females1,89,724

Other workers6,26,714

Other males4,89,045

Other females1,37,669

Workers — Marginal

Marginal workers1,65,047

Marginal males85,108

Marginal females79,939

Marg. cultivators7,772

Marg. agri labourers58,680

Marg. HH industry23,997

Marg. other74,598

Workers — Marginal (detail)

Marg. cultivator males4,962

Marg. cultivator females2,810

Marg. agri lab. males30,717

Marg. agri lab. females27,963

Marg. HH industry males3,589

Marg. HH industry females20,408

Marg. other males45,840

Marg. other females28,758

Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months

3–6 mo workers1,37,467

3–6 mo males71,877

3–6 mo females65,590

3–6 mo cultivators6,882

3–6 mo cult. males4,412

3–6 mo cult. females2,470

3–6 mo agri lab.50,419

3–6 mo agri lab. males26,776

3–6 mo agri lab. females23,643

3–6 mo HH industry18,778

3–6 mo HH ind. males2,750

3–6 mo HH ind. females16,028

3–6 mo other61,388

3–6 mo other males37,939

3–6 mo other females23,449

Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months

0–3 mo workers27,580

0–3 mo males13,231

0–3 mo females14,349

0–3 mo cultivators890

0–3 mo cult. males550

0–3 mo cult. females340

0–3 mo agri lab.8,261

0–3 mo agri lab. males3,941

0–3 mo agri lab. females4,320

0–3 mo HH industry5,219

0–3 mo HH ind. males839

0–3 mo HH ind. females4,380

0–3 mo other13,210

0–3 mo other males7,901

0–3 mo other females5,309