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Town · Census 2011 · code 803535

Chennimalai 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.
Population15,500people
Households4,682PCA households
Literacy rate82.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,5007,7117,789
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,275663612
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7166,3215,395
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.36%89.69%75.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople503255248
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople541
Total workersCensus workers7,7915,0772,714
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.26%65.84%34.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3664,9232,443
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months425154271
Non-workerspeople7,7092,6345,075

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27048; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,682 households and 15,500 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.23% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.69% for males and 75.17% for females.
  • Of 7,791 workers, 94.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators853
Agricultural labourers30646
Household industry workers37744
Other workers6,598332

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
Chennimalai (TP)6100575215,500

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.