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Town · Census 2011 · code 803485

Alampalayam 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.
Population20,286people
Households5,785PCA households
Literacy rate75.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,28610,26410,022
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,926950976
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,8167,6586,158
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.25%82.22%68.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6651,3301,335
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1688
Total workersCensus workers9,7056,5153,190
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.84%63.47%31.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,1316,1572,974
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months574358216
Non-workerspeople10,5813,7496,832

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26965; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,785 households and 20,286 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.22% for males and 68.07% for females.
  • Of 9,705 workers, 94.09% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3706
Agricultural labourers37717
Household industry workers1897
Other workers8,195544

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
Alampalayam (TP)6090574520,286

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.