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Town · Census 2011 · code 803373

Acharapakkam 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.
Population10,362people
Households2,565PCA households
Literacy rate82.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.37%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,3625,1505,212
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,097554543
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,6894,1273,562
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.99%89.8%76.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0231,4931,530
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople482424
Total workersCensus workers3,9762,9621,014
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.37%57.51%19.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1212,398723
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months855564291
Non-workerspeople6,3862,1884,198

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26652; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,565 households and 10,362 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.8% for males and 76.29% for females.
  • Of 3,976 workers, 78.5% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13623
Agricultural labourers575334
Household industry workers8621
Other workers2,324477

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
Acharapakkam (TP)6040571010,362

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.