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Census town · Census 2011 · code 634070

Chennagiri 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.
Population5,338people
Households1,453PCA households
Literacy rate65.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,3382,7612,577
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6555278277
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,1141,8661,248
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.11%75.15%54.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople287140147
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,8141,7561,058
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.72%63.6%41.06%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6911,745946
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months12311112
Non-workerspeople2,5241,0051,519

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26915; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,453 households and 5,338 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.15% for males and 54.26% for females.
  • Of 2,814 workers, 95.63% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2502
Agricultural labourers43313
Household industry workers52779
Other workers1,48129

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
Chennagiri (CT)608057405,338

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.