Total workers7,48,095Thoothukkudi
Main workers6,57,447
Population17,50,176
Males8,65,021
Females8,85,155
Workers — Total
Total workers7,48,095
Worker males5,03,727
Worker females2,44,368
Work participation %42.7%
Non-workers10,02,081
Non-worker males3,61,294
Non-worker females6,40,787
Workers — Main
Main workers6,57,447
Main males4,59,993
Main females1,97,454
Cultivators44,633
Cultivator males31,404
Cultivator females13,229
Agri labourers1,61,418
Agri labourer males85,704
Agri labourer females75,714
Household industry17,872
HH industry males7,566
HH industry females10,306
Other workers4,33,524
Other males3,35,319
Other females98,205
Population Overview
Total population17,50,176
Males8,65,021
Females8,85,155
Sex ratio1,023per 1,000 males
Households4,62,010
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,83,763
Boys 0–693,605
Girls 0–690,158
Child %10.5%
SC / ST
SC population3,47,895
SC males1,72,663
SC females1,75,232
SC %19.9%
ST population4,911
ST males2,466
ST females2,445
ST %0.3%
Literacy
Literate13,49,697
Literate males7,03,106
Literate females6,46,591
Literacy %77.1%
Illiterate4,00,479
Illiterate males1,61,915
Illiterate females2,38,564
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers90,648
Marginal males43,734
Marginal females46,914
Marg. cultivators3,882
Marg. agri labourers39,226
Marg. HH industry4,991
Marg. other42,549
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males2,069
Marg. cultivator females1,813
Marg. agri lab. males16,115
Marg. agri lab. females23,111
Marg. HH industry males1,156
Marg. HH industry females3,835
Marg. other males24,394
Marg. other females18,155
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers80,548
3–6 mo males39,127
3–6 mo females41,421
3–6 mo cultivators3,624
3–6 mo cult. males1,953
3–6 mo cult. females1,671
3–6 mo agri lab.36,461
3–6 mo agri lab. males15,122
3–6 mo agri lab. females21,339
3–6 mo HH industry3,816
3–6 mo HH ind. males890
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,926
3–6 mo other36,647
3–6 mo other males21,162
3–6 mo other females15,485
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers10,100
0–3 mo males4,607
0–3 mo females5,493
0–3 mo cultivators258
0–3 mo cult. males116
0–3 mo cult. females142
0–3 mo agri lab.2,765
0–3 mo agri lab. males993
0–3 mo agri lab. females1,772
0–3 mo HH industry1,175
0–3 mo HH ind. males266
0–3 mo HH ind. females909
0–3 mo other5,902
0–3 mo other males3,232
0–3 mo other females2,670