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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629119

Kakkalur 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.
Population14,528people
Households3,707PCA households
Literacy rate90.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,5287,2907,238
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,520768752
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7576,1905,567
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.38%94.91%85.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1961,1081,088
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople442618
Total workersCensus workers5,5344,2231,311
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.09%57.93%18.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4033,488915
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,131735396
Non-workerspeople8,9943,0675,927

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26484; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,707 households and 14,528 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.91% for males and 85.83% for females.
  • Of 5,534 workers, 79.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4620
Agricultural labourers8291
Household industry workers5542
Other workers4,220978

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
Kakkalur (CT)6020569814,528

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.