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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644880

Kanakkampalayam 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.
Population16,459people
Households4,699PCA households
Literacy rate91.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,4598,1918,268
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,445724721
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,7517,1546,597
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.59%95.81%87.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,061555506
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642
Total workersCensus workers6,7024,9261,776
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.72%60.14%21.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,9894,4581,531
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months713468245
Non-workerspeople9,7573,2656,492

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28286; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,699 households and 16,459 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.81% for males and 87.41% for females.
  • Of 6,702 workers, 89.36% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1195
Agricultural labourers9614
Household industry workers17515
Other workers5,599679

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
Kanakkampalayam (CT)6330590616,459

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.