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Town · Census 2011 · code 803456

Edappadi 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.
Population54,823people
Households14,560PCA households
Literacy rate71.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople54,82328,16926,654
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,4112,7592,652
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,45320,24015,213
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.75%79.65%63.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1762,1572,019
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople541
Total workersCensus workers27,76417,39010,374
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.64%61.73%38.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months26,79516,9769,819
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months969414555
Non-workerspeople27,05910,77916,280

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26883; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,560 households and 54,823 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.87% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.65% for males and 63.38% for females.
  • Of 27,764 workers, 96.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,32730
Agricultural labourers4,140129
Household industry workers2,071114
Other workers19,257696

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
Edappadi (M)6080573854,823

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.