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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644826

Karaipudur 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.
Population28,602people
Households8,157PCA households
Literacy rate82.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,60214,80813,794
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4051,7631,642
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,71011,4169,294
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.19%87.51%76.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,1251,5781,547
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1486
Total workersCensus workers14,0739,8954,178
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.2%66.82%30.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,0289,3423,686
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,045553492
Non-workerspeople14,5294,9139,616

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28277; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,157 households and 28,602 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.51% for males and 76.48% for females.
  • Of 14,073 workers, 92.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators33738
Agricultural labourers719278
Household industry workers22121
Other workers11,751708

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
Karaipudur (CT)6330590528,602

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.