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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643142

Thikkanamcode 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.
Population14,086people
Households3,629PCA households
Literacy rate92.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,0867,0317,055
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,339670669
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,8186,0105,808
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.71%94.48%90.95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople945474471
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,0174,029988
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.62%57.3%14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9073,324583
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,110705405
Non-workerspeople9,0693,0026,067

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28009; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,629 households and 14,086 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.48% for males and 90.95% for females.
  • Of 5,017 workers, 77.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1517
Agricultural labourers273326
Household industry workers83231
Other workers3,536536

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
Thikkanamcode (CT)6290588214,086

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.