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Town · Census 2011 · code 803318

Uthukkottai 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.
Population12,740people
Households3,244PCA households
Literacy rate78.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.8%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,7406,2606,480
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,284669615
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,0484,8394,209
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.98%86.55%71.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,764873891
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople274137137
Total workersCensus workers4,8163,5751,241
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.8%57.11%19.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9773,101876
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months839474365
Non-workerspeople7,9242,6855,239

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26467; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,244 households and 12,740 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.55% for males and 71.76% for females.
  • Of 4,816 workers, 82.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20411
Agricultural labourers790391
Household industry workers19853
Other workers2,785384

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
Uthukkottai (TP)6020569512,740

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.