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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644827

Manickapuram 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.
Population6,215people
Households1,739PCA households
Literacy rate78.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,2153,1503,065
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6672357315
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3252,3701,955
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.03%84.85%71.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,386687699
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,0051,9621,043
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.35%62.29%34.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,8641,900964
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1416279
Non-workerspeople3,2101,1882,022

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28278; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,739 households and 6,215 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.85% for males and 71.09% for females.
  • Of 3,005 workers, 95.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators862
Agricultural labourers42451
Household industry workers312
Other workers2,32386

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
Manickapuram (CT)633059056,215

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.