Literate37,76,276Chennai
Literate males19,68,079
Literate females18,08,197
Illiterate8,70,456
Literacy %81.3%
Population46,46,732
Literacy
Literate37,76,276
Literate males19,68,079
Literate females18,08,197
Literacy %81.3%
Illiterate8,70,456
Illiterate males3,67,765
Illiterate females5,02,691
Population Overview
Total population46,46,732
Males23,35,844
Females23,10,888
Sex ratio989per 1,000 males
Households11,54,982
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–64,59,324
Boys 0–62,35,519
Girls 0–62,23,805
Child %9.9%
SC / ST
SC population7,79,667
SC males3,89,001
SC females3,90,666
SC %16.8%
ST population10,061
ST males5,207
ST females4,854
ST %0.2%
Workers — Total
Total workers18,17,297
Worker males13,69,302
Worker females4,47,995
Work participation %39.1%
Non-workers28,29,435
Non-worker males9,66,542
Non-worker females18,62,893
Workers — Main
Main workers16,19,554
Main males12,56,644
Main females3,62,910
Cultivators10,210
Cultivator males6,732
Cultivator females3,478
Agri labourers10,251
Agri labourer males6,015
Agri labourer females4,236
Household industry29,143
HH industry males15,860
HH industry females13,283
Other workers15,69,950
Other males12,28,037
Other females3,41,913
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,97,743
Marginal males1,12,658
Marginal females85,085
Marg. cultivators4,244
Marg. agri labourers3,423
Marg. HH industry8,202
Marg. other1,81,874
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males2,188
Marg. cultivator females2,056
Marg. agri lab. males1,830
Marg. agri lab. females1,593
Marg. HH industry males2,689
Marg. HH industry females5,513
Marg. other males1,05,951
Marg. other females75,923
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,75,715
3–6 mo males99,348
3–6 mo females76,367
3–6 mo cultivators4,125
3–6 mo cult. males2,153
3–6 mo cult. females1,972
3–6 mo agri lab.3,107
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,686
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,421
3–6 mo HH industry6,356
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,933
3–6 mo HH ind. females4,423
3–6 mo other1,62,127
3–6 mo other males93,576
3–6 mo other females68,551
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers22,028
0–3 mo males13,310
0–3 mo females8,718
0–3 mo cultivators119
0–3 mo cult. males35
0–3 mo cult. females84
0–3 mo agri lab.316
0–3 mo agri lab. males144
0–3 mo agri lab. females172
0–3 mo HH industry1,846
0–3 mo HH ind. males756
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,090
0–3 mo other19,747
0–3 mo other males12,375
0–3 mo other females7,372