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Town · Census 2011 · code 803371

Karunguzhi 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.
Population12,485people
Households3,075PCA households
Literacy rate81.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.65%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,4856,2456,240
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,300668632
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,1334,9234,210
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.65%88.27%75.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5772,3222,255
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1356570
Total workersCensus workers4,9503,6831,267
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.65%58.98%20.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,2313,2221,009
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months719461258
Non-workerspeople7,5352,5624,973

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26650; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,075 households and 12,485 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.41% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.27% for males and 75.07% for females.
  • Of 4,950 workers, 85.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5414
Agricultural labourers745242
Household industry workers14520
Other workers3,287443

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
Karunguzhi (TP)6040571012,485

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.