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Census town · Census 2011 · code 640709

Narasingam 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.
Population5,971people
Households1,538PCA households
Literacy rate84.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,9712,9872,984
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6645330315
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,5062,3812,125
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.6%89.61%79.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople394188206
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,6491,823826
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.36%61.03%27.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3601,675685
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months289148141
Non-workerspeople3,3221,1642,158

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27601; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,538 households and 5,971 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.61% for males and 79.62% for females.
  • Of 2,649 workers, 89.09% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators208
Agricultural labourers20893
Household industry workers8923
Other workers2,043165

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
Narasingam (CT)623058365,971

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.