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Census town · Census 2011 · code 635412

Balakrishnapuram 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.
Population25,627people
Households6,561PCA households
Literacy rate88.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,62712,96512,662
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4861,3111,175
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,57210,9259,647
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.9%93.74%83.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1152,5692,546
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642
Total workersCensus workers11,1787,5813,597
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.62%58.47%28.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,8966,2822,614
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,2821,299983
Non-workerspeople14,4495,3849,065

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27150; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,561 households and 25,627 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.74% for males and 83.98% for females.
  • Of 11,178 workers, 79.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11919
Agricultural labourers615216
Household industry workers33895
Other workers7,8241,952

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
Balakrishnapuram (CT)6120576425,627

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.