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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643089

Terkukallikulam 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.
Population5,980people
Households1,625PCA households
Literacy rate95.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,9802,8503,130
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6587313274
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1442,4602,684
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.38%96.96%93.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople449222227
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople101
Total workersCensus workers2,1231,442681
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.5%50.6%21.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8581,322536
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months265120145
Non-workerspeople3,8571,4082,449

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27953; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,625 households and 5,980 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.96% for males and 93.98% for females.
  • Of 2,123 workers, 87.52% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators609
Agricultural labourers6137
Household industry workers8511
Other workers1,652208

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
Terkukallikulam (CT)628058805,980

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.