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Karambakkam 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.
Population 21,376 people
Households 5,490 PCA households
Literacy rate 90.47% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.81% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 21,376 10,759 10,617 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,422 1,169 1,253 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 17,148 9,096 8,052 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 90.47% 94.85% 85.99% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,472 745 727 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 30 14 16 Total workersCensus workers 7,868 6,365 1,503 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.81% 59.16% 14.16% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,949 5,758 1,191 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 919 607 312 Non-workerspeople 13,508 4,394 9,114
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 5,490 households and 21,376 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.33% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.85% for males and 85.99% for females. Of 7,868 workers, 88.32% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 100 26 Agricultural labourers 76 125 Household industry workers 122 156 Other workers 6,651 612
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Karambakkam (CT) 602 05700 21,376
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.