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Gingee 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 27,045 people
Households 6,259 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.6% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.44% % 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 27,045 13,696 13,349 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,893 1,470 1,423 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 20,673 11,074 9,599 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.6% 90.58% 80.49% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,365 2,740 2,625 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 303 143 160 Total workersCensus workers 10,936 7,378 3,558 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.44% 53.87% 26.65% Main workersworked at least 6 months 7,272 5,249 2,023 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,664 2,129 1,535 Non-workerspeople 16,109 6,318 9,791
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 6,259 households and 27,045 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.7% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.58% for males and 80.49% for females. Of 10,936 workers, 66.5% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 487 45 Agricultural labourers 650 1,867 Household industry workers 414 330 Other workers 5,721 1,422
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 Gingee (TP) 607 05728 27,045
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.