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Town · Census 2011 · code 803397

Shenbakkam 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.
Population17,109people
Households4,037PCA households
Literacy rate83.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,1098,2868,823
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0211,0081,013
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,5296,5136,016
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.04%89.49%77.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,6393,2353,404
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople424206218
Total workersCensus workers6,6094,6591,950
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.63%56.23%22.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4673,9951,472
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,142664478
Non-workerspeople10,5003,6276,873

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26726; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,037 households and 17,109 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.49% for males and 77.03% for females.
  • Of 6,609 workers, 82.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators51
Agricultural labourers1229
Household industry workers309245
Other workers5,141867

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
Shenbakkam (TP)6050571717,109

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.