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Census town · Census 2011 · code 633893

Karukkalvadi 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.
Population12,052people
Households3,068PCA households
Literacy rate58.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation57.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,0526,3135,739
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,376710666
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,2263,7042,522
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+58.32%66.11%49.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople950484466
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople413
Total workersCensus workers6,8884,0802,808
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population57.15%64.63%48.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,8204,0582,762
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months682246
Non-workerspeople5,1642,2332,931

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26874; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,068 households and 12,052 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.42% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 66.11% for males and 49.71% for females.
  • Of 6,888 workers, 99.01% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3431
Agricultural labourers21010
Household industry workers4,46935
Other workers1,79822

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
Karukkalvadi (CT)6080573712,052

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.