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Census town · Census 2011 · code 635079

Thindal 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.
Population15,440people
Households4,256PCA households
Literacy rate86.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,4407,6717,769
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,411746665
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,0806,2375,843
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.11%90.06%82.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,912934978
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople211011
Total workersCensus workers6,5064,4732,033
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.14%58.31%26.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,2434,3291,914
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months263144119
Non-workerspeople8,9343,1985,736

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27053; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,256 households and 15,440 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.06% for males and 82.25% for females.
  • Of 6,506 workers, 95.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1759
Agricultural labourers68214
Household industry workers11220
Other workers5,274220

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
Thindal (CT)6100575315,440

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.