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Nilakkottai 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 22,197 people
Households 5,611 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.55% % 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 22,197 11,068 11,129 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,390 1,250 1,140 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 17,033 8,879 8,154 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.99% 90.44% 81.63% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,913 2,436 2,477 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,636 851 785 Total workersCensus workers 9,000 6,264 2,736 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.55% 56.6% 24.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,417 6,040 2,377 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 583 224 359 Non-workerspeople 13,197 4,804 8,393
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 5,611 households and 22,197 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.77% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.44% for males and 81.63% for females. Of 9,000 workers, 93.52% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 252 24 Agricultural labourers 704 99 Household industry workers 293 43 Other workers 7,168 417
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 Nilakkottai (TP) 612 05767 22,197
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.