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Census town · Census 2011 · code 641956

Melaparthibanur 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.
Population8,232people
Households1,880PCA households
Literacy rate84.57%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.12%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,2324,1314,101
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6902450452
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,1993,3812,818
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.57%91.85%77.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1571,0751,082
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,0562,302754
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.12%55.73%18.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5131,992521
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months543310233
Non-workerspeople5,1761,8293,347

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27780; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,880 households and 8,232 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.85% for males and 77.23% for females.
  • Of 3,056 workers, 82.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators38240
Agricultural labourers327210
Household industry workers4511
Other workers1,759282

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
Melaparthibanur (CT)626058568,232

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.