Total workers5,43,298Karur
Main workers5,08,507
Population10,64,493
Males5,28,184
Females5,36,309
Workers — Total
Total workers5,43,298
Worker males3,29,034
Worker females2,14,264
Work participation %51%
Non-workers5,21,195
Non-worker males1,99,150
Non-worker females3,22,045
Workers — Main
Main workers5,08,507
Main males3,13,811
Main females1,94,696
Cultivators83,800
Cultivator males51,777
Cultivator females32,023
Agri labourers1,82,639
Agri labourer males86,199
Agri labourer females96,440
Household industry10,162
HH industry males5,155
HH industry females5,007
Other workers2,31,906
Other males1,70,680
Other females61,226
Population Overview
Total population10,64,493
Males5,28,184
Females5,36,309
Sex ratio1,015per 1,000 males
Households2,87,095
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,02,731
Boys 0–652,969
Girls 0–649,762
Child %9.7%
SC / ST
SC population2,21,385
SC males1,08,809
SC females1,12,576
SC %20.8%
ST population575
ST males297
ST females278
ST %0.1%
Literacy
Literate7,27,044
Literate males4,01,726
Literate females3,25,318
Literacy %68.3%
Illiterate3,37,449
Illiterate males1,26,458
Illiterate females2,10,991
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers34,791
Marginal males15,223
Marginal females19,568
Marg. cultivators2,072
Marg. agri labourers18,198
Marg. HH industry1,178
Marg. other13,343
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males1,117
Marg. cultivator females955
Marg. agri lab. males6,365
Marg. agri lab. females11,833
Marg. HH industry males350
Marg. HH industry females828
Marg. other males7,391
Marg. other females5,952
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers29,722
3–6 mo males12,962
3–6 mo females16,760
3–6 mo cultivators1,900
3–6 mo cult. males1,037
3–6 mo cult. females863
3–6 mo agri lab.16,076
3–6 mo agri lab. males5,633
3–6 mo agri lab. females10,443
3–6 mo HH industry898
3–6 mo HH ind. males274
3–6 mo HH ind. females624
3–6 mo other10,848
3–6 mo other males6,018
3–6 mo other females4,830
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers5,069
0–3 mo males2,261
0–3 mo females2,808
0–3 mo cultivators172
0–3 mo cult. males80
0–3 mo cult. females92
0–3 mo agri lab.2,122
0–3 mo agri lab. males732
0–3 mo agri lab. females1,390
0–3 mo HH industry280
0–3 mo HH ind. males76
0–3 mo HH ind. females204
0–3 mo other2,495
0–3 mo other males1,373
0–3 mo other females1,122