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Town · Census 2011 · code 803458

Edaganasalai 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.
Population33,245people
Households8,631PCA households
Literacy rate68.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople33,24517,60915,636
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,5461,9171,629
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,21611,9648,252
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+68.07%76.24%58.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,253674579
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople650342308
Total workersCensus workers15,79910,9564,843
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.52%62.22%30.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,08310,6884,395
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months716268448
Non-workerspeople17,4466,65310,793

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26891; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,631 households and 33,245 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.24% for males and 58.91% for females.
  • Of 15,799 workers, 95.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators62056
Agricultural labourers2,251133
Household industry workers4,952125
Other workers7,260402

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
Edaganasalai (TP)6080573933,245

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.