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Somayampalayam 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.
Population 14,787 people
Households 4,063 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.28% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.15% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 14,787 7,416 7,371 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,482 770 712 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 11,213 5,933 5,280 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 84.28% 89.27% 79.29% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,588 796 792 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 21 12 9 Total workersCensus workers 6,232 4,464 1,768 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.15% 60.19% 23.99% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,618 4,188 1,430 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 614 276 338 Non-workerspeople 8,555 2,952 5,603
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,063 households and 14,787 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.27% for males and 79.29% for females. Of 6,232 workers, 90.15% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 62 19 Agricultural labourers 96 42 Household industry workers 101 33 Other workers 5,359 520
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Somayampalayam (CT) 632 05897 14,787
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.