Home / Places / Towns / Kodaikanal Town · Census 2011 · code 803595
Kodaikanal 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.
Population 36,501 people
Households 9,442 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.3% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.64% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 36,501 18,216 18,285 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,893 1,945 1,948 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 29,119 15,202 13,917 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.3% 93.43% 85.19% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 7,250 3,596 3,654 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 102 56 46 Total workersCensus workers 14,103 10,287 3,816 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.64% 56.47% 20.87% Main workersworked at least 6 months 13,155 9,734 3,421 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 948 553 395 Non-workerspeople 22,398 7,929 14,469
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 9,442 households and 36,501 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.67% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.43% for males and 85.19% for females. Of 14,103 workers, 93.28% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 163 10 Agricultural labourers 744 51 Household industry workers 130 34 Other workers 12,118 853
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Kodaikanal (M) 612 05766 36,501
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.