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Gobichettipalayam 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 59,523 people
Households 17,064 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.38% % 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 59,523 28,866 30,657 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,669 2,364 2,305 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 46,738 24,032 22,706 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.2% 90.68% 80.09% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,394 3,160 3,234 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 47 24 23 Total workersCensus workers 25,225 17,594 7,631 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.38% 60.95% 24.89% Main workersworked at least 6 months 24,254 17,222 7,032 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 971 372 599 Non-workerspeople 34,298 11,272 23,026
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 17,064 households and 59,523 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 7.84% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.68% for males and 80.09% for females. Of 25,225 workers, 96.15% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 512 15 Agricultural labourers 2,035 308 Household industry workers 637 57 Other workers 21,070 591
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 Gobichettipalayam (M) 610 05751 59,523
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.