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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644828

Semmipalayam 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.
Population8,429people
Households2,380PCA households
Literacy rate84.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,4294,2854,144
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6814403411
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4133,4672,946
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.22%89.31%78.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,216616600
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers4,2312,6871,544
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.2%62.71%37.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0532,5961,457
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1789187
Non-workerspeople4,1981,5982,600

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28279; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,380 households and 8,429 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.66% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.31% for males and 78.92% for females.
  • Of 4,231 workers, 95.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1055
Agricultural labourers2719
Household industry workers654
Other workers3,612160

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
Semmipalayam (CT)633059058,429

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.