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Census town · Census 2011 · code 642992

Kila Ambur 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.
Population6,233people
Households1,747PCA households
Literacy rate78.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,2333,0683,165
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6635331304
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4172,3912,026
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.9%87.36%70.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,591771820
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,2941,8621,432
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.85%60.69%45.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9361,6441,292
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months358218140
Non-workerspeople2,9391,2061,733

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27929; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,747 households and 6,233 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.36% for males and 70.81% for females.
  • Of 3,294 workers, 89.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators43321
Agricultural labourers83247
Household industry workers69881
Other workers973209

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
Kila Ambur (CT)628058786,233

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.