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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644793

Thottipalayam 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.
Population40,503people
Households11,354PCA households
Literacy rate84.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.37%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople40,50320,57319,930
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,0142,5832,431
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+30,06616,18313,883
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.72%89.96%79.34%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2291,1341,095
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople18711
Total workersCensus workers18,78013,4145,366
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.37%65.2%26.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months18,25213,1395,113
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months528275253
Non-workerspeople21,7237,15914,564

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28263; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,354 households and 40,503 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.96% for males and 79.34% for females.
  • Of 18,780 workers, 97.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators317
Agricultural labourers795
Household industry workers39233
Other workers17,750483

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
Thottipalayam (CT)6330590440,503

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.