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Census town · Census 2011 · code 641067

Thanakkankulam 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.
Population14,328people
Households3,799PCA households
Literacy rate86.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3287,1717,157
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,514754760
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,0695,8755,194
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.38%91.55%81.19%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,807912895
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,8374,1911,646
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.74%58.44%23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7403,4681,272
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,097723374
Non-workerspeople8,4912,9805,511

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27641; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,799 households and 14,328 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.55% for males and 81.19% for females.
  • Of 5,837 workers, 81.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators439
Agricultural labourers17760
Household industry workers11764
Other workers4,403964

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
Thanakkankulam (CT)6230584114,328

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.