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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644405

Chinniam palayam 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.
Population8,232people
Households2,349PCA households
Literacy rate87.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,2324,1924,040
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6944465479
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,3803,4412,939
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.54%92.33%82.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople441216225
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople321
Total workersCensus workers3,9722,7051,267
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.25%64.53%31.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4362,446990
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months536259277
Non-workerspeople4,2601,4872,773

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28151; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,349 households and 8,232 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.47% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.33% for males and 82.53% for females.
  • Of 3,972 workers, 86.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3917
Agricultural labourers1811
Household industry workers4910
Other workers3,330498

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
Chinniam palayam (CT)632058968,232

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.