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Chidambaram 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.
Population 6,039 people
Households 1,415 PCA households
Literacy rate 92.4% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.65% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 6,039 3,214 2,825 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 550 295 255 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 5,072 2,820 2,252 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 92.4% 96.61% 87.63% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,456 1,439 1,017 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 42 23 19 Total workersCensus workers 2,455 1,553 902 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.65% 48.32% 31.93% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,296 962 334 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,159 591 568 Non-workerspeople 3,584 1,661 1,923
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,415 households and 6,039 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.11% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.61% for males and 87.63% for females. Of 2,455 workers, 52.79% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 16 9 Agricultural labourers 62 225 Household industry workers 30 83 Other workers 1,188 842
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Chidambaram (Nm) (CT) 617 05791 6,039
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.