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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629156

Nazarathpettai 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.
Population8,660people
Households2,180PCA households
Literacy rate87.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.66%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,6604,3434,317
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,021515506
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,6893,5153,174
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.56%91.82%83.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople894434460
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople624
Total workersCensus workers3,2612,588673
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.66%59.59%15.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0952,497598
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1669175
Non-workerspeople5,3991,7553,644

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26497; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,180 households and 8,660 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.82% for males and 83.29% for females.
  • Of 3,261 workers, 94.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators53
Agricultural labourers107
Household industry workers893
Other workers2,991153

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
Nazarathpettai (CT)602056998,660

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.