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Town · Census 2011 · code 803343

Chitlapakkam 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.
Population37,906people
Households9,960PCA households
Literacy rate94.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.98%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople37,90618,94018,966
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,7101,9121,798
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,22216,46015,762
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.23%96.66%91.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4051,6921,713
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople231121110
Total workersCensus workers15,15411,2353,919
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.98%59.32%20.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,31010,1803,130
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8441,055789
Non-workerspeople22,7527,70515,047

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26568; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,960 households and 37,906 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.66% for males and 91.81% for females.
  • Of 15,154 workers, 87.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10417
Agricultural labourers6721
Household industry workers18162
Other workers12,9581,744

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
Chitlapakkam (TP)6040570337,906

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.