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Census town · Census 2011 · code 635962

Thalakudi 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.
Population5,740people
Households1,499PCA households
Literacy rate91.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.56%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,7402,8512,889
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6612311301
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6742,4332,241
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.15%95.79%86.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,316660656
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1587
Total workersCensus workers2,2711,610661
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.56%56.47%22.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9461,440506
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months325170155
Non-workerspeople3,4691,2412,228

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27242; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,499 households and 5,740 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.66% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.79% for males and 86.59% for females.
  • Of 2,271 workers, 85.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11610
Agricultural labourers250215
Household industry workers16612
Other workers1,41488

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
Thalakudi (CT)614057775,740

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.