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Chennai population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 4,646,732 people
Households 1,154,982 PCA households
Literacy rate 90.18% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.11% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,646,732 0 4,646,732 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 1,154,982 0 1,154,982 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 459,324 0 459,324 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.88% Not available 9.88% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 989 Not available 989 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 950 Not available 950 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 3,776,276 0 3,776,276 Literacy rate% 90.18% Not available 90.18% Male literacy rate% 93.7% Not available 93.7% Female literacy rate% 86.64% Not available 86.64% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 779,667 0 779,667 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 10,061 0 10,061 Total workersCensus workers 1,817,297 0 1,817,297 Work participation rate% 39.11% Not available 39.11% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,619,554 0 1,619,554 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 197,743 0 197,743 Non-workerspeople 2,829,435 0 2,829,435
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,154,982 households and 4,646,732 residents. Urban residents made up 100% of the population. Rural residents made up 0%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.88% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.7% for males and 86.64% for females. Of 1,817,297 workers, 89.12% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 10,210 4,244 Agricultural labourers 10,251 3,423 Household industry workers 29,143 8,202 Other workers 1,569,950 181,874
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 803339 4,646,732 people within this district · Municipal corporation