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Town · Census 2011 · code 803429

Kottakuppam 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.
Population31,726people
Households7,048PCA households
Literacy rate81.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople31,72615,69016,036
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,9072,0211,886
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,64112,15710,484
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.39%88.94%74.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8881,8762,012
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1065056
Total workersCensus workers11,3768,8592,517
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.86%56.46%15.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,0518,2031,848
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,325656669
Non-workerspeople20,3506,83113,519

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26822; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,048 households and 31,726 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.94% for males and 74.09% for females.
  • Of 11,376 workers, 88.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1316
Agricultural labourers27856
Household industry workers12843
Other workers9,5141,220

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
Kottakuppam (TP)6070573031,726

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.