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Kancheepuram 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.
Population 164,384 people
Households 41,807 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.06% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.45% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 164,384 81,992 82,392 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 15,955 8,158 7,797 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 130,703 68,601 62,102 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.06% 92.91% 83.25% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,833 2,871 2,962 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 151 72 79 Total workersCensus workers 61,567 48,227 13,340 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.45% 58.82% 16.19% Main workersworked at least 6 months 57,110 45,407 11,703 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 4,457 2,820 1,637 Non-workerspeople 102,817 33,765 69,052
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 41,807 households and 164,384 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.71% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.91% for males and 83.25% for females. Of 61,567 workers, 92.76% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 320 61 Agricultural labourers 317 79 Household industry workers 8,865 700 Other workers 47,608 3,617
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Kancheepuram (M) 604 05707 164,384
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.