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Town · Census 2011 · code 803544

Kasipalayam 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.
Population73,425people
Households20,822PCA households
Literacy rate86.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople73,42536,97636,449
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,8323,5353,297
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+57,80630,70827,098
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.8%91.83%81.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,0245,6005,424
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople282150132
Total workersCensus workers31,68922,5689,121
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.16%61.03%25.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months29,78021,6788,102
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9098901,019
Non-workerspeople41,73614,40827,328

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27062; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 20,822 households and 73,425 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.3% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.83% for males and 81.74% for females.
  • Of 31,689 workers, 93.98% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators38549
Agricultural labourers82768
Household industry workers58879
Other workers27,9801,713

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
Kasipalayam (E) (M)6100575373,425

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.