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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629386

Koilambakkam 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.
Population27,374people
Households7,010PCA households
Literacy rate86.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,37413,93513,439
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,5941,8251,769
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,45810,9929,466
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.03%90.77%81.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3581,2051,153
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1486
Total workersCensus workers11,0198,2682,751
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.25%59.33%20.47%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,7936,7552,038
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,2261,513713
Non-workerspeople16,3555,66710,688

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26599; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,010 households and 27,374 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.77% for males and 81.11% for females.
  • Of 11,019 workers, 79.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18369
Agricultural labourers213187
Household industry workers14774
Other workers8,2501,896

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
Koilambakkam (CT)6040570527,374

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.