Total workers9,50,158Virudhunagar
Main workers8,54,066
Marginal workers96,092
Population19,42,288
Workers — Total
Total workers9,50,158
Worker males5,79,111
Worker females3,71,047
Work participation %48.9%
Non-workers9,92,130
Non-worker males3,88,598
Non-worker females6,03,532
Workers — Main
Main workers8,54,066
Main males5,35,451
Main females3,18,615
Cultivators52,361
Cultivator males32,466
Cultivator females19,895
Agri labourers1,68,174
Agri labourer males81,946
Agri labourer females86,228
Household industry30,292
HH industry males11,857
HH industry females18,435
Other workers6,03,239
Other males4,09,182
Other females1,94,057
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers96,092
Marginal males43,660
Marginal females52,432
Marg. cultivators4,792
Marg. agri labourers40,528
Marg. HH industry5,006
Marg. other45,766
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males2,438
Marg. cultivator females2,354
Marg. agri lab. males15,733
Marg. agri lab. females24,795
Marg. HH industry males1,193
Marg. HH industry females3,813
Marg. other males24,296
Marg. other females21,470
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers81,591
3–6 mo males37,476
3–6 mo females44,115
3–6 mo cultivators4,437
3–6 mo cult. males2,250
3–6 mo cult. females2,187
3–6 mo agri lab.35,350
3–6 mo agri lab. males13,842
3–6 mo agri lab. females21,508
3–6 mo HH industry3,575
3–6 mo HH ind. males834
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,741
3–6 mo other38,229
3–6 mo other males20,550
3–6 mo other females17,679
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers14,501
0–3 mo males6,184
0–3 mo females8,317
0–3 mo cultivators355
0–3 mo cult. males188
0–3 mo cult. females167
0–3 mo agri lab.5,178
0–3 mo agri lab. males1,891
0–3 mo agri lab. females3,287
0–3 mo HH industry1,431
0–3 mo HH ind. males359
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,072
0–3 mo other7,537
0–3 mo other males3,746
0–3 mo other females3,791
Population Overview
Total population19,42,288
Males9,67,709
Females9,74,579
Sex ratio1,007per 1,000 males
Households5,37,748
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,97,134
Boys 0–61,00,827
Girls 0–696,307
Child %10.1%
SC / ST
SC population3,99,831
SC males1,98,704
SC females2,01,127
SC %20.6%
ST population2,294
ST males1,182
ST females1,112
ST %0.1%
Literacy
Literate13,98,788
Literate males7,60,375
Literate females6,38,413
Literacy %72%
Illiterate5,43,500
Illiterate males2,07,334
Illiterate females3,36,166