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Nanjikottai 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 32,689 people
Households 8,433 PCA households
Literacy rate 93.96% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.92% % 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 32,689 16,111 16,578 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,056 1,585 1,471 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 27,842 14,076 13,766 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 93.96% 96.9% 91.12% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,152 2,057 2,095 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 27 12 15 Total workersCensus workers 10,435 7,997 2,438 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 31.92% 49.64% 14.71% Main workersworked at least 6 months 9,471 7,379 2,092 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 964 618 346 Non-workerspeople 22,254 8,114 14,140
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 8,433 households and 32,689 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.35% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.9% for males and 91.12% for females. Of 10,435 workers, 90.76% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 245 33 Agricultural labourers 421 216 Household industry workers 138 28 Other workers 8,667 687
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 Nanjikottai (CT) 620 05814 32,689
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.