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Karaikal population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Puducherry, 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 200,222 people
Households 49,705 PCA households
Literacy rate 87.05% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.11% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 200,222 102,120 98,102 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 49,705 25,521 24,184 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 22,263 11,511 10,752 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.12% 11.27% 10.96% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,047 1,037 1,058 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 969 950 989 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 154,916 77,101 77,815 Literacy rate% 87.05% 85.09% 89.08% Male literacy rate% 92.37% 90.91% 93.9% Female literacy rate% 82.02% 79.54% 84.57% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 35,348 24,801 10,547 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 68,301 35,396 32,905 Work participation rate% 34.11% 34.66% 33.54% Main workersworked at least 6 months 58,342 28,652 29,690 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 9,959 6,744 3,215 Non-workerspeople 131,921 66,724 65,197
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 49,705 households and 200,222 residents. Urban residents made up 49% of the population. Rural residents made up 51%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.37% for males and 82.02% for females. Of 68,301 workers, 85.42% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 2,052 320 Agricultural labourers 8,740 4,337 Household industry workers 992 335 Other workers 46,558 4,967
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 804040 86,838 people within this district · Town
Census code 644995 11,264 people within this district · Census town