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Town · Census 2011 · code 803490

Namagiripettai 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.
Population21,250people
Households5,875PCA households
Literacy rate72.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation55.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,25010,70410,546
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,748934814
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,1407,8116,329
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.51%79.95%65.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,3793,8103,569
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople432122
Total workersCensus workers11,8416,8295,012
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population55.72%63.8%47.53%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,2646,5604,704
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months577269308
Non-workerspeople9,4093,8755,534

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26973; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,875 households and 21,250 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.23% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.95% for males and 65.03% for females.
  • Of 11,841 workers, 95.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,46716
Agricultural labourers5,112220
Household industry workers56215
Other workers4,123326

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
Namagiripettai (TP)6090574621,250

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.