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Town · Census 2011 · code 803578

Balasamudram 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.
Population14,179people
Households3,802PCA households
Literacy rate66.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation53.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,1797,1087,071
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,354682672
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,5344,7743,760
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+66.54%74.29%58.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,8402,4112,429
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople311164147
Total workersCensus workers7,6534,5563,097
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population53.97%64.1%43.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3144,4522,862
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months339104235
Non-workerspeople6,5262,5523,974

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27127; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,802 households and 14,179 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.29% for males and 58.76% for females.
  • Of 7,653 workers, 95.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators45412
Agricultural labourers4,26287
Household industry workers24626
Other workers2,352214

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
Balasamudram (TP)6120576014,179

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.