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Census town · Census 2011 · code 633955

Thappakuttai 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.
Population6,986people
Households1,872PCA households
Literacy rate64.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.8%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,9863,7783,208
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6689386303
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0922,5361,556
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+64.98%74.76%53.56%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople507271236
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople228121107
Total workersCensus workers3,5492,4041,145
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.8%63.63%35.69%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,8912,128763
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months658276382
Non-workerspeople3,4371,3742,063

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26888; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,872 households and 6,986 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.76% for males and 53.56% for females.
  • Of 3,549 workers, 81.46% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators37620
Agricultural labourers327338
Household industry workers1,14535
Other workers1,043265

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
Thappakuttai (CT)608057396,986

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.