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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628773

Edayanchavadi population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population12,119people
Households3,142PCA households
Literacy rate85.16%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.81%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,1196,0426,077
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,151567584
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,3404,9694,371
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.16%90.76%79.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,402707695
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople532
Total workersCensus workers4,2193,441778
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.81%56.95%12.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4952,843652
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months724598126
Non-workerspeople7,9002,6015,299

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26460; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,142 households and 12,119 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.76% for males and 79.57% for females.
  • Of 4,219 workers, 82.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators141
Agricultural labourers2722
Household industry workers5419
Other workers3,400682

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Edayanchavadi (CT)6020569412,119

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.