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Town · Census 2011 · code 803546

Modakurichi 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.
Population9,907people
Households3,076PCA households
Literacy rate72.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation55.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,9074,9314,976
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6816435381
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,5783,6532,925
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.36%81.25%63.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,889905984
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople341915
Total workersCensus workers5,4563,2162,240
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population55.07%65.22%45.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2163,0932,123
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months240123117
Non-workerspeople4,4511,7152,736

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27064; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,076 households and 9,907 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.25% for males and 63.66% for females.
  • Of 5,456 workers, 95.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators85177
Agricultural labourers2,06563
Household industry workers15311
Other workers2,14789

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
Modakurichi (TP)610057539,907

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.