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Town · Census 2011 · code 803592

Chinnalapatti 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.
Population26,285people
Households6,981PCA households
Literacy rate87.06%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.31%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,28512,93513,350
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2371,1391,098
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,93610,9849,952
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.06%93.12%81.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,523736787
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople202
Total workersCensus workers11,3847,7323,652
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.31%59.78%27.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,3857,2113,174
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months999521478
Non-workerspeople14,9015,2039,698

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27161; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,981 households and 26,285 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.12% for males and 81.23% for females.
  • Of 11,384 workers, 91.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8110
Agricultural labourers59192
Household industry workers1,22187
Other workers8,492810

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
Chinnalapatti (TP)6120576526,285

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.