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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629381

Kottivakkam 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.
Population20,217people
Households5,231PCA households
Literacy rate88.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,21710,2229,995
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0671,0381,029
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,0148,4777,537
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.23%92.3%84.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,808928880
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople624
Total workersCensus workers8,5315,8692,662
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.2%57.42%26.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,5465,3072,239
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months985562423
Non-workerspeople11,6864,3537,333

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26594; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,231 households and 20,217 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.22% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.3% for males and 84.06% for females.
  • Of 8,531 workers, 88.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3216
Agricultural labourers6914
Household industry workers34240
Other workers7,103915

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
Kottivakkam (CT)6040570520,217

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.