Population15,06,843Dharmapuri
Males7,74,303
Females7,32,540
Workers7,51,170
Literate9,17,709
Population Overview
Total population15,06,843
Males7,74,303
Females7,32,540
Sex ratio946per 1,000 males
Households3,75,873
Literacy
Literate9,17,709
Literate males5,27,599
Literate females3,90,110
Literacy %60.9%
Illiterate5,89,134
Illiterate males2,46,704
Illiterate females3,42,430
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,67,940
Boys 0–687,777
Girls 0–680,163
Child %11.1%
SC / ST
SC population2,45,392
SC males1,24,706
SC females1,20,686
SC %16.3%
ST population63,044
ST males32,130
ST females30,914
ST %4.2%
Workers — Total
Total workers7,51,170
Worker males4,46,057
Worker females3,05,113
Work participation %49.9%
Non-workers7,55,673
Non-worker males3,28,246
Non-worker females4,27,427
Workers — Main
Main workers6,52,996
Main males4,00,551
Main females2,52,445
Cultivators1,91,080
Cultivator males1,10,977
Cultivator females80,103
Agri labourers2,17,062
Agri labourer males1,03,784
Agri labourer females1,13,278
Household industry11,308
HH industry males5,373
HH industry females5,935
Other workers2,33,546
Other males1,80,417
Other females53,129
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers98,174
Marginal males45,506
Marginal females52,668
Marg. cultivators10,248
Marg. agri labourers50,283
Marg. HH industry4,033
Marg. other33,610
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,962
Marg. cultivator females5,286
Marg. agri lab. males19,241
Marg. agri lab. females31,042
Marg. HH industry males1,148
Marg. HH industry females2,885
Marg. other males20,155
Marg. other females13,455
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers82,293
3–6 mo males38,988
3–6 mo females43,305
3–6 mo cultivators8,901
3–6 mo cult. males4,399
3–6 mo cult. females4,502
3–6 mo agri lab.43,127
3–6 mo agri lab. males17,010
3–6 mo agri lab. females26,117
3–6 mo HH industry2,881
3–6 mo HH ind. males890
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,991
3–6 mo other27,384
3–6 mo other males16,689
3–6 mo other females10,695
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers15,881
0–3 mo males6,518
0–3 mo females9,363
0–3 mo cultivators1,347
0–3 mo cult. males563
0–3 mo cult. females784
0–3 mo agri lab.7,156
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,231
0–3 mo agri lab. females4,925
0–3 mo HH industry1,152
0–3 mo HH ind. males258
0–3 mo HH ind. females894
0–3 mo other6,226
0–3 mo other males3,466
0–3 mo other females2,760