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Town · Census 2011 · code 803579

Oddanchatram 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.
Population30,064people
Households8,046PCA households
Literacy rate84.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.37%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,06415,07714,987
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6761,3781,298
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,18312,40610,777
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.65%90.56%78.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,1033,0663,037
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1798
Total workersCensus workers12,7389,0933,645
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.37%60.31%24.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,3228,8973,425
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months416196220
Non-workerspeople17,3265,98411,342

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27131; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,046 households and 30,064 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.56% for males and 78.73% for females.
  • Of 12,738 workers, 96.73% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,1279
Agricultural labourers1,983134
Household industry workers16416
Other workers9,048257

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
Oddanchatram (TP)6120576130,064

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.