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Town · Census 2011 · code 803481

Mallasamudram 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.
Population18,007people
Households4,895PCA households
Literacy rate75.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,0079,1048,903
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,529789740
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,4996,9375,562
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.85%83.43%68.14%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7381,3981,340
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople853
Total workersCensus workers8,9745,6323,342
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.84%61.86%37.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,2345,2412,993
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months740391349
Non-workerspeople9,0333,4725,561

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26961; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,895 households and 18,007 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.43% for males and 68.14% for females.
  • Of 8,974 workers, 91.75% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators56411
Agricultural labourers1,204253
Household industry workers1,59298
Other workers4,874378

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
Mallasamudram (TP)6090574518,007

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.