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Town · Census 2011 · code 803478

Gangavalli 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.
Population12,015people
Households3,124PCA households
Literacy rate75.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,0155,9076,108
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,252657595
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,1264,3443,782
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.5%82.74%68.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5501,7221,828
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople844143
Total workersCensus workers6,2573,5582,699
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.08%60.23%44.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,3233,1232,200
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months934435499
Non-workerspeople5,7582,3493,409

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26947; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,124 households and 12,015 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.42% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.74% for males and 68.6% for females.
  • Of 6,257 workers, 85.07% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,28557
Agricultural labourers2,115680
Household industry workers10320
Other workers1,820177

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
Gangavalli (TP)6080574412,015

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.