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Town · Census 2011 · code 803564

Udhagamandalam 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.
Population88,430people
Households23,235PCA households
Literacy rate90.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople88,43043,08245,348
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,7813,9153,866
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+72,64337,02635,617
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.07%94.53%85.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople25,62612,46613,160
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople268129139
Total workersCensus workers35,98125,18410,797
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.69%58.46%23.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months32,53323,1969,337
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,4481,9881,460
Non-workerspeople52,44917,89834,551

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27094; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 23,235 households and 88,430 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.53% for males and 85.86% for females.
  • Of 35,981 workers, 90.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators63665
Agricultural labourers5,194828
Household industry workers29256
Other workers26,4112,499

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
Udhagamandalam (M)6110575688,430

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.