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Town · Census 2011 · code 803434

Arakandanallur 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.
Population5,713people
Households1,247PCA households
Literacy rate85.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,7132,8762,837
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6633336297
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3222,3142,008
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.08%91.1%79.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople695342353
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1176354
Total workersCensus workers1,9911,587404
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.85%55.18%14.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,008822186
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months983765218
Non-workerspeople3,7221,2892,433

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26834; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,247 households and 5,713 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.1% for males and 79.06% for females.
  • Of 1,991 workers, 50.63% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators141
Agricultural labourers2174
Household industry workers5068
Other workers923840

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
Arakandanallur (TP)607057325,713

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.