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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629568

Urapakkam 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.
Population29,122people
Households7,367PCA households
Literacy rate91.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,12214,64714,475
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2841,7051,579
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,64912,39711,252
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.53%95.79%87.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,3862,1872,199
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople245129116
Total workersCensus workers11,2188,6492,569
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.52%59.05%17.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,1028,0142,088
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,116635481
Non-workerspeople17,9045,99811,906

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26615; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,367 households and 29,122 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.28% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.79% for males and 87.25% for females.
  • Of 11,218 workers, 90.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3020
Agricultural labourers15144
Household industry workers20649
Other workers9,7151,003

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
Urapakkam (CT)6040570629,122

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.