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Census town · Census 2011 · code 640707

Samayanallur 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.
Population9,227people
Households2,440PCA households
Literacy rate85.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,2274,5894,638
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6943470473
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0863,7673,319
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.54%91.45%79.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,274613661
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople716
Total workersCensus workers3,8112,7181,093
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.3%59.23%23.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0472,304743
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months764414350
Non-workerspeople5,4161,8713,545

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27599; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,440 households and 9,227 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.22% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.45% for males and 79.69% for females.
  • Of 3,811 workers, 79.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3517
Agricultural labourers22362
Household industry workers16116
Other workers2,628669

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
Samayanallur (CT)623058369,227

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.