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Olagadam 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.
Population 9,958 people
Households 2,851 PCA households
Literacy rate 66.1% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 57.82% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 9,958 5,062 4,896 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 856 455 401 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,016 3,562 2,454 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 66.1% 77.32% 54.59% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,302 648 654 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 154 74 80 Total workersCensus workers 5,758 3,260 2,498 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 57.82% 64.4% 51.02% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,510 3,197 2,313 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 248 63 185 Non-workerspeople 4,200 1,802 2,398
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,851 households and 9,958 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.6% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.32% for males and 54.59% for females. Of 5,758 workers, 95.69% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 931 3 Agricultural labourers 2,191 149 Household industry workers 501 25 Other workers 1,887 71
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Olagadam (TP) 610 05750 9,958
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.