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Chetpet 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.
Population 19,827 people
Households 4,745 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.32% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 19,827 9,772 10,055 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,086 1,075 1,011 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,802 7,863 6,939 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 83.43% 90.41% 76.72% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,826 897 929 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 166 90 76 Total workersCensus workers 8,390 5,586 2,804 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.32% 57.16% 27.89% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,859 4,731 2,128 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,531 855 676 Non-workerspeople 11,437 4,186 7,251
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,745 households and 19,827 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.52% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.41% for males and 76.72% for females. Of 8,390 workers, 81.75% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 767 80 Agricultural labourers 1,054 395 Household industry workers 145 27 Other workers 4,893 1,029
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Chetpet (TP) 606 05724 19,827
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.