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Town · Census 2011 · code 803527

Kolappalur 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.
Population9,607people
Households2,979PCA households
Literacy rate69.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation57.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,6074,7984,809
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6753397356
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,1843,5072,677
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.84%79.69%60.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0961,0461,050
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,5623,2512,311
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population57.9%67.76%48.06%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1373,0542,083
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months425197228
Non-workerspeople4,0451,5472,498

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27034; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,979 households and 9,607 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.69% for males and 60.12% for females.
  • Of 5,562 workers, 92.36% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators49019
Agricultural labourers1,994241
Household industry workers588
Other workers2,595157

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
Kolappalur (TP)610057519,607

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.