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Census town · Census 2011 · code 634471

Ellandaikuttai 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.
Population16,160people
Households4,600PCA households
Literacy rate69.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation53.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1608,2587,902
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,567817750
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,1805,8084,372
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.76%78.05%61.13%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3571,1891,168
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople261511
Total workersCensus workers8,6305,3653,265
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population53.4%64.97%41.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,2425,2073,035
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months388158230
Non-workerspeople7,5302,8934,637

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26957; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,600 households and 16,160 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.05% for males and 61.13% for females.
  • Of 8,630 workers, 95.5% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators38722
Agricultural labourers1,06048
Household industry workers22043
Other workers6,575275

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
Ellandaikuttai (CT)6090574516,160

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.