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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643112

Choozhal 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.
Population6,807people
Households1,799PCA households
Literacy rate92.61%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8073,3733,434
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6627327300
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,7232,8862,837
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.61%94.75%90.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1407565
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1679
Total workersCensus workers2,6901,858832
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.52%55.08%24.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7761,348428
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months914510404
Non-workerspeople4,1171,5152,602

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27977; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,799 households and 6,807 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.75% for males and 90.52% for females.
  • Of 2,690 workers, 66.02% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2236
Agricultural labourers6861
Household industry workers105193
Other workers1,581624

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
Choozhal (CT)629058816,807

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.