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Town · Census 2011 · code 803369

Mamallapuram 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.
Population15,172people
Households3,590PCA households
Literacy rate85.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,1728,0367,136
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,572795777
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,6316,6095,022
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.52%91.27%78.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7502,1311,619
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople533252281
Total workersCensus workers5,5424,2541,288
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.53%52.94%18.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6803,739941
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months862515347
Non-workerspeople9,6303,7825,848

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26645; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,590 households and 15,172 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.27% for males and 78.97% for females.
  • Of 5,542 workers, 84.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1711
Agricultural labourers3275
Household industry workers16244
Other workers4,469732

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
Mamallapuram (TP)6040570915,172

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.