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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644591

Koil 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.
Population5,025people
Households1,421PCA households
Literacy rate81.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0252,5052,520
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6467253214
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,7291,9731,756
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.81%87.61%76.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople704346358
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,3771,600777
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.3%63.87%30.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3331,589744
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months441133
Non-workerspeople2,6489051,743

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28206; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,421 households and 5,025 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.29% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.61% for males and 76.15% for females.
  • Of 2,377 workers, 98.15% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators871
Agricultural labourers4728
Household industry workers2332
Other workers1,54133

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
Koil palayam (CT)632058995,025

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.