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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629171

Ayappakkam 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.
Population29,511people
Households7,327PCA households
Literacy rate92.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.17%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,51115,11714,394
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,3651,7781,587
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,23412,78211,452
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.69%95.82%89.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5581,7831,775
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1618378
Total workersCensus workers12,1509,1013,049
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.17%60.2%21.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,6647,7851,879
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4861,3161,170
Non-workerspeople17,3616,01611,345

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26509; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,327 households and 29,511 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.82% for males and 89.42% for females.
  • Of 12,150 workers, 79.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5537
Agricultural labourers26897
Household industry workers238403
Other workers9,1031,949

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
Ayappakkam (CT)6020570029,511

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.