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Town · Census 2011 · code 803440

Kallakkurichi 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.
Population52,507people
Households12,801PCA households
Literacy rate86.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.21%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople52,50726,46026,047
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,5412,9142,627
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+40,47221,56118,911
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.17%91.57%80.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,1354,0714,064
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1426973
Total workersCensus workers19,01314,7744,239
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.21%55.84%16.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,52113,2003,321
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4921,574918
Non-workerspeople33,49411,68621,808

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26846; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,801 households and 52,507 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.57% for males and 80.75% for females.
  • Of 19,013 workers, 86.89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators47133
Agricultural labourers840414
Household industry workers537102
Other workers14,6731,943

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
Kallakkurichi (M)6070573452,507

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.