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Census town · Census 2011 · code 631216

Devikapuram 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.
Population9,800people
Households2,296PCA households
Literacy rate77.27%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,8004,9264,874
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6995492503
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8043,8272,977
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.27%86.31%68.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,195599596
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople412219
Total workersCensus workers4,3542,8601,494
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.43%58.06%30.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5332,5211,012
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months821339482
Non-workerspeople5,4462,0663,380

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26770; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,296 households and 9,800 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.15% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.31% for males and 68.11% for females.
  • Of 4,354 workers, 81.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14633
Agricultural labourers1,030275
Household industry workers846132
Other workers1,511381

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
Devikapuram (CT)606057219,800

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.