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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629355

Padappai 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.
Population14,063people
Households3,443PCA households
Literacy rate86.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,0637,1006,963
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,628884744
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,7675,7225,045
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.59%92.05%81.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5651,7821,783
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople844044
Total workersCensus workers5,8164,2581,558
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.36%59.97%22.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2093,9581,251
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months607300307
Non-workerspeople8,2472,8425,405

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26558; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,443 households and 14,063 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.05% for males and 81.12% for females.
  • Of 5,816 workers, 89.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators593
Agricultural labourers36220
Household industry workers23740
Other workers4,551544

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
Padappai (CT)6040570214,063

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.