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Census town · Census 2011 · code 630689

Sembedu 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.
Population12,548people
Households2,999PCA households
Literacy rate72.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,5486,2836,265
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,409737672
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0994,6583,441
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.71%83.99%61.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2711,1301,141
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople320153167
Total workersCensus workers5,7143,5822,132
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.54%57.01%34.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4972,8951,602
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,217687530
Non-workerspeople6,8342,7014,133

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26697; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,999 households and 12,548 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.23% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.99% for males and 61.52% for females.
  • Of 5,714 workers, 78.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1391
Agricultural labourers753677
Household industry workers1,843150
Other workers1,762389

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
Sembedu (CT)6050571512,548

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.