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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629744

Thenambakkam 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.
Population13,994people
Households3,473PCA households
Literacy rate77.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,9947,0706,924
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,428730698
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,7055,2554,450
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.23%82.89%71.47%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,862939923
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople258119139
Total workersCensus workers6,1034,1481,955
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.61%58.67%28.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7993,4961,303
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,304652652
Non-workerspeople7,8912,9224,969

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26632; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,473 households and 13,994 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.89% for males and 71.47% for females.
  • Of 6,103 workers, 78.63% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13310
Agricultural labourers550100
Household industry workers364174
Other workers3,7521,020

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
Thenambakkam (CT)6040570713,994

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.