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Town · Census 2011 · code 803417

Kalambur 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.
Population14,304people
Households3,476PCA households
Literacy rate81.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3047,1227,182
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,470801669
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,4015,6924,709
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.04%90.05%72.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4921,1931,299
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1468
Total workersCensus workers5,9634,0181,945
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.69%56.42%27.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9173,5251,392
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,046493553
Non-workerspeople8,3413,1045,237

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26788; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,476 households and 14,304 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.28% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.05% for males and 72.3% for females.
  • Of 5,963 workers, 82.46% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54874
Agricultural labourers1,269491
Household industry workers14463
Other workers2,956418

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
Kalambur (TP)6060572414,304

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.