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Town · Census 2011 · code 803590

Kannivadi 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.
Population10,369people
Households2,746PCA households
Literacy rate76.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation51.31%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,3695,1395,230
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6997500497
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,1883,9993,189
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.7%86.2%67.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,228604624
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1468
Total workersCensus workers5,3203,2672,053
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population51.31%63.57%39.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5222,9131,609
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months798354444
Non-workerspeople5,0491,8723,177

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27156; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,746 households and 10,369 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.2% for males and 67.38% for females.
  • Of 5,320 workers, 85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators77584
Agricultural labourers2,050513
Household industry workers8531
Other workers1,612170

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
Kannivadi (TP)6120576410,369

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.