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Marakkanam 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 22,034 people
Households 5,286 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.72% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.02% % 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 22,034 10,998 11,036 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,665 1,380 1,285 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,859 8,084 6,775 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 76.72% 84.05% 69.48% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 7,777 3,872 3,905 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 245 123 122 Total workersCensus workers 8,817 6,244 2,573 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.02% 56.77% 23.31% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,744 5,016 1,728 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,073 1,228 845 Non-workerspeople 13,217 4,754 8,463
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 5,286 households and 22,034 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.09% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.05% for males and 69.48% for females. Of 8,817 workers, 76.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 311 42 Agricultural labourers 1,346 179 Household industry workers 118 97 Other workers 4,969 1,755
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 Marakkanam (TP) 607 05729 22,034
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.