Total workers14,36,454Tirunelveli
Main workers12,71,407
Marginal workers1,65,047
Population30,77,233
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
Population Overview
Total population30,77,233
Males15,20,912
Females15,56,321
Sex ratio1,023per 1,000 males
Households8,15,528
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%
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