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Town · Census 2011 · code 803348

Madambakkam 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.
Population31,681people
Households8,069PCA households
Literacy rate92.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.1%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople31,68116,07315,608
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,1101,6011,509
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,41913,75112,668
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.47%95.02%89.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1362,5692,567
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1547480
Total workersCensus workers12,0709,1652,905
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.1%57.02%18.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,3478,0572,290
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7231,108615
Non-workerspeople19,6116,90812,703

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26574; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,069 households and 31,681 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.02% for males and 89.85% for females.
  • Of 12,070 workers, 85.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1239
Agricultural labourers6935
Household industry workers22189
Other workers9,9341,590

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
Madambakkam (TP)6040570331,681

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.