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Census town · Census 2011 · code 636034

Ellakkudy 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.
Population16,244people
Households4,079PCA households
Literacy rate96.24%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,2448,1548,090
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,316658658
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,3667,3806,986
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.24%98.45%94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6641,3241,340
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1105555
Total workersCensus workers5,9744,5271,447
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.78%55.52%17.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0113,9971,014
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months963530433
Non-workerspeople10,2703,6276,643

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27261; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,079 households and 16,244 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.45% for males and 94% for females.
  • Of 5,974 workers, 83.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5819
Agricultural labourers16617
Household industry workers4726
Other workers4,740901

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
Ellakkudy (CT)6140578016,244

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.