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Chengam 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 26,980 people
Households 6,160 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.82% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.21% % 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 26,980 13,549 13,431 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,121 1,637 1,484 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 19,282 10,369 8,913 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 80.82% 87.05% 74.6% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 7,842 3,911 3,931 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 94 46 48 Total workersCensus workers 10,309 7,532 2,777 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.21% 55.59% 20.68% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,633 6,520 2,113 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,676 1,012 664 Non-workerspeople 16,671 6,017 10,654
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 6,160 households and 26,980 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.57% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.05% for males and 74.6% for females. Of 10,309 workers, 83.74% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 790 116 Agricultural labourers 985 505 Household industry workers 305 69 Other workers 6,553 986
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 Chengam (TP) 606 05725 26,980
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.