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Town · Census 2011 · code 803338

Chinnasekkadu 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.
Population12,396people
Households3,238PCA households
Literacy rate87.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,3966,3656,031
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,472781691
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,5095,1524,357
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.05%92.26%81.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,6651,8751,790
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1367
Total workersCensus workers4,4903,777713
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.22%59.34%11.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,7573,232525
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months733545188
Non-workerspeople7,9062,5885,318

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26534; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,238 households and 12,396 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.87% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.26% for males and 81.59% for females.
  • Of 4,490 workers, 83.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators55
Agricultural labourers285
Household industry workers7219
Other workers3,652704

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
Chinnasekkadu (TP)6020570112,396

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.