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Census town · Census 2011 · code 641317

Alangulam 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.
Population4,930people
Households1,364PCA households
Literacy rate85.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,9302,4752,455
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6456236220
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,8092,0521,757
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.14%91.65%78.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople807398409
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers2,1831,453730
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.28%58.71%29.74%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9681,350618
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months215103112
Non-workerspeople2,7471,0221,725

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27729; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,364 households and 4,930 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.65% for males and 78.61% for females.
  • Of 2,183 workers, 90.15% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1097
Agricultural labourers42358
Household industry workers8513
Other workers1,351137

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
Alangulam (CT)625058494,930

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.