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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 803360

Sholinganallur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Tamil Nadu · Census 2011Kancheepuram district
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total includes the outgrowths (OG) explicitly included in the source name; it is not a municipal-core-only count. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population35,602people
Households9,185PCA households
Literacy rate86.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.74%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,60218,39517,207
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,3362,2592,077
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+27,04114,70712,334
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.49%91.14%81.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9342,0221,912
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople282154128
Total workersCensus workers14,14910,5103,639
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.74%57.14%21.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,0219,8953,126
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,128615513
Non-workerspeople21,4537,88513,568

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26608; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,185 households and 35,602 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.14% for males and 81.52% for females.
  • Of 14,149 workers, 92.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4812
Agricultural labourers11134
Household industry workers18351
Other workers12,6791,031

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
Sholinganallur (TP + OG)6040570535,602

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Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 26,644 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,64413,73712,907
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,3191,7251,594
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,86810,8199,049
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.18%90.07%79.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2781,6811,597
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople277152125
Total workersCensus workers10,4377,8572,580
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.17%57.2%19.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,6607,4192,241
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months777438339
Non-workerspeople16,2075,88010,327

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26609; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks