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Town · Census 2011 · code 803370

Tirukalukundram 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.
Population29,391people
Households7,419PCA households
Literacy rate85.34%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,39114,56514,826
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,1921,5901,602
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,35811,90310,455
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.34%91.74%79.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6961,3301,366
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople491238253
Total workersCensus workers10,8448,5492,295
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.9%58.7%15.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,0217,9292,092
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months823620203
Non-workerspeople18,5476,01612,531

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26646; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,419 households and 29,391 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.74% for males and 79.06% for females.
  • Of 10,844 workers, 92.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators36422
Agricultural labourers903116
Household industry workers550109
Other workers8,204576

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
Tirukalukundram (TP)6040570929,391

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.