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Town · Census 2011 · code 803558

Nelliyalam 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.
Population44,590people
Households10,729PCA households
Literacy rate87.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople44,59021,91122,679
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,7172,3712,346
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+34,77418,16916,605
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.21%92.98%81.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople26,07912,84713,232
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,785836949
Total workersCensus workers19,32011,5937,727
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.33%52.91%34.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,69910,1416,558
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6211,4521,169
Non-workerspeople25,27010,31814,952

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27082; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,729 households and 44,590 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.98% for males and 81.67% for females.
  • Of 19,320 workers, 86.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1017
Agricultural labourers1,565367
Household industry workers6122
Other workers14,9722,225

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
Nelliyalam (M)6110575444,590

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.