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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629349

Sikkarayapuram 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.
Population10,187people
Households2,579PCA households
Literacy rate82.73%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,1875,3544,833
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,223652571
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,4164,1903,226
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.73%89.11%75.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1681,1171,051
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1367
Total workersCensus workers4,2523,0971,155
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.74%57.84%23.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9042,8881,016
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months348209139
Non-workerspeople5,9352,2573,678

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26552; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,579 households and 10,187 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.01% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.11% for males and 75.69% for females.
  • Of 4,252 workers, 91.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators112
Agricultural labourers153
Household industry workers4612
Other workers3,832331

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
Sikkarayapuram (CT)6040570210,187

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.