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Census town · Census 2011 · code 635021

Ottapparai 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.
Population9,493people
Households2,942PCA households
Literacy rate73.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation56.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,4934,7474,746
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6732367365
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4473,6632,784
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.59%83.63%63.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople688324364
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,3633,2192,144
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population56.49%67.81%45.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1093,1241,985
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months25495159
Non-workerspeople4,1301,5282,602

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27041; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,942 households and 9,493 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.63% for males and 63.55% for females.
  • Of 5,363 workers, 95.26% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1181
Agricultural labourers1092
Household industry workers44049
Other workers4,442202

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
Ottapparai (CT)610057529,493

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.