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Town · Census 2011 · code 803557

Chennasamudram 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.
Population8,111people
Households2,482PCA households
Literacy rate73.96%% of people aged 7+
Work participation60.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,1114,0064,105
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6597288309
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5573,1432,414
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.96%84.53%63.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,439707732
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers4,8932,7722,121
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population60.33%69.2%51.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5102,5631,947
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months383209174
Non-workerspeople3,2181,2341,984

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27075; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,482 households and 8,111 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.53% for males and 63.59% for females.
  • Of 4,893 workers, 92.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators82215
Agricultural labourers2,211289
Household industry workers902
Other workers1,38777

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
Chennasamudram (TP)610057538,111

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.