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Census town · Census 2011 · code 630914

Kaniyambadi 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.
Population9,597people
Households2,354PCA households
Literacy rate81.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.19%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,5974,8214,776
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6993526467
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0093,8043,205
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.46%88.57%74.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1521,0751,077
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1539558
Total workersCensus workers4,0492,7271,322
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.19%56.57%27.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4562,486970
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months593241352
Non-workerspeople5,5482,0943,454

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26724; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,354 households and 9,597 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.57% for males and 74.38% for females.
  • Of 4,049 workers, 85.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15313
Agricultural labourers173119
Household industry workers34580
Other workers2,785381

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
Kaniyambadi (CT)605057179,597

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.