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Town · Census 2011 · code 803450

Jalakandapuram 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.
Population16,184people
Households4,198PCA households
Literacy rate81.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1848,1388,046
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,523787736
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,9516,4645,487
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.52%87.93%75.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople350174176
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople844
Total workersCensus workers6,7234,9841,739
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.54%61.24%21.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,4174,8441,573
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months306140166
Non-workerspeople9,4613,1546,307

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26867; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,198 households and 16,184 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.41% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.93% for males and 75.06% for females.
  • Of 6,723 workers, 95.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators315
Agricultural labourers13016
Household industry workers1,70454
Other workers4,552231

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
Jalakandapuram (TP)6080573616,184

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.