Total workers3,49,974The Nilgiris
Main workers3,18,924
Marginal workers31,050
Population7,35,394
Workers — Total
Total workers3,49,974
Worker males2,12,172
Worker females1,37,802
Work participation %47.6%
Non-workers3,85,420
Non-worker males1,47,971
Non-worker females2,37,449
Workers — Main
Main workers3,18,924
Main males1,95,322
Main females1,23,602
Cultivators14,592
Cultivator males9,376
Cultivator females5,216
Agri labourers71,738
Agri labourer males37,400
Agri labourer females34,338
Household industry3,019
HH industry males1,427
HH industry females1,592
Other workers2,29,575
Other males1,47,119
Other females82,456
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers31,050
Marginal males16,850
Marginal females14,200
Marg. cultivators1,053
Marg. agri labourers7,362
Marg. HH industry876
Marg. other21,759
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males547
Marg. cultivator females506
Marg. agri lab. males3,712
Marg. agri lab. females3,650
Marg. HH industry males271
Marg. HH industry females605
Marg. other males12,320
Marg. other females9,439
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers26,801
3–6 mo males14,572
3–6 mo females12,229
3–6 mo cultivators944
3–6 mo cult. males486
3–6 mo cult. females458
3–6 mo agri lab.6,467
3–6 mo agri lab. males3,244
3–6 mo agri lab. females3,223
3–6 mo HH industry697
3–6 mo HH ind. males201
3–6 mo HH ind. females496
3–6 mo other18,693
3–6 mo other males10,641
3–6 mo other females8,052
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers4,249
0–3 mo males2,278
0–3 mo females1,971
0–3 mo cultivators109
0–3 mo cult. males61
0–3 mo cult. females48
0–3 mo agri lab.895
0–3 mo agri lab. males468
0–3 mo agri lab. females427
0–3 mo HH industry179
0–3 mo HH ind. males70
0–3 mo HH ind. females109
0–3 mo other3,066
0–3 mo other males1,679
0–3 mo other females1,387
Population Overview
Total population7,35,394
Males3,60,143
Females3,75,251
Sex ratio1,042per 1,000 males
Households1,97,653
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–666,799
Boys 0–633,648
Girls 0–633,151
Child %9.1%
SC / ST
SC population2,35,878
SC males1,15,917
SC females1,19,961
SC %32.1%
ST population32,813
ST males16,091
ST females16,722
ST %4.5%
Literacy
Literate5,69,647
Literate males2,99,447
Literate females2,70,200
Literacy %77.5%
Illiterate1,65,747
Illiterate males60,696
Illiterate females1,05,051