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Town · Census 2011 · code 803423

Kilpennathur 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.
Population13,718people
Households3,152PCA households
Literacy rate80.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,7186,9026,816
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,557798759
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,7445,4274,317
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.12%88.91%71.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1002,0882,012
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople934845
Total workersCensus workers6,4793,9802,499
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.23%57.66%36.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,5023,4862,016
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months977494483
Non-workerspeople7,2392,9224,317

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26804; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,152 households and 13,718 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.91% for males and 71.27% for females.
  • Of 6,479 workers, 84.92% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,02746
Agricultural labourers1,972565
Household industry workers10485
Other workers2,399281

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
Kilpennathur (TP)6060572713,718

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.