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Chengappalli 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 6,587 people
Households 1,973 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.91% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 61% % 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 6,587 3,325 3,262 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 534 282 252 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,292 2,461 1,831 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 70.91% 80.87% 60.83% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,533 795 738 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4 1 3 Total workersCensus workers 4,018 2,332 1,686 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 61% 70.14% 51.69% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,095 1,935 1,160 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 923 397 526 Non-workerspeople 2,569 993 1,576
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 1,973 households and 6,587 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.11% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.87% for males and 60.83% for females. Of 4,018 workers, 77.03% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 347 5 Agricultural labourers 718 277 Household industry workers 137 151 Other workers 1,893 490
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 Chengappalli (CT) 633 05903 6,587
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.