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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643120

Midalam 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.
Population8,625people
Households2,204PCA households
Literacy rate89.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,6254,2794,346
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6959485474
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8383,4373,401
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.2%90.59%87.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1387068
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople532
Total workersCensus workers3,1902,447743
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.99%57.19%17.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9972,370627
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19377116
Non-workerspeople5,4351,8323,603

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27985; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,204 households and 8,625 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.59% for males and 87.84% for females.
  • Of 3,190 workers, 93.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators587
Agricultural labourers908
Household industry workers5911
Other workers2,790167

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
Midalam (CT) 629058818,625

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.