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Town · Census 2011 · code 803388

Thakkolam 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.
Population13,983people
Households3,321PCA households
Literacy rate80.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,9837,3996,584
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,531793738
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,0475,8484,199
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.69%88.53%71.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,685863822
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1195960
Total workersCensus workers6,1904,7251,465
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.27%63.86%22.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,2593,592667
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9311,133798
Non-workerspeople7,7932,6745,119

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26701; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,321 households and 13,983 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.53% for males and 71.83% for females.
  • Of 6,190 workers, 68.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13920
Agricultural labourers4601,347
Household industry workers158118
Other workers3,502446

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
Thakkolam (TP)6050571513,983

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.