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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629573

Alapakkam 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.
Population9,404people
Households2,330PCA households
Literacy rate85.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,4044,7024,702
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,105547558
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0703,7563,314
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.19%90.4%79.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0611,0131,048
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople231112
Total workersCensus workers2,9672,474493
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.55%52.62%10.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5172,132385
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months450342108
Non-workerspeople6,4372,2284,209

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26620; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,330 households and 9,404 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.4% for males and 79.97% for females.
  • Of 2,967 workers, 84.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1117
Agricultural labourers3866
Household industry workers4517
Other workers2,423350

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
Alapakkam (CT)604057069,404

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.