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Town · Census 2011 · code 803511

Ammapettai 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.
Population9,677people
Households2,758PCA households
Literacy rate69.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,6774,8794,798
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6857410447
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,1663,5102,656
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.91%78.54%61.04%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,562752810
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople401204197
Total workersCensus workers5,1223,1142,008
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.93%63.82%41.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0513,0901,961
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months712447
Non-workerspeople4,5551,7652,790

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27015; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,758 households and 9,677 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.54% for males and 61.04% for females.
  • Of 5,122 workers, 98.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7284
Agricultural labourers2,37424
Household industry workers12214
Other workers1,82729

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
Ammapettai (TP)610057509,677

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.