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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644795

Mangalam 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.
Population17,699people
Households4,782PCA households
Literacy rate83.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,6998,8478,852
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1381,0641,074
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,9706,9076,063
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.35%88.74%77.95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6661,3331,333
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople431
Total workersCensus workers7,3935,4971,896
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.77%62.13%21.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,2115,3991,812
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1829884
Non-workerspeople10,3063,3506,956

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28265; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,782 households and 17,699 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.74% for males and 77.95% for females.
  • Of 7,393 workers, 97.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators325
Agricultural labourers1747
Household industry workers9612
Other workers6,909158

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
Mangalam (CT)6330590417,699

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.