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Town · Census 2011 · code 803613

Kulithalai 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.
Population27,910people
Households7,374PCA households
Literacy rate89.29%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,91013,84314,067
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5221,3131,209
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,66811,78210,886
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.29%94.03%84.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,6802,2762,404
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1125854
Total workersCensus workers10,8447,9372,907
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.85%57.34%20.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,2397,5702,669
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months605367238
Non-workerspeople17,0665,90611,160

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27207; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,374 households and 27,910 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.04% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.03% for males and 84.66% for females.
  • Of 10,844 workers, 94.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3629
Agricultural labourers1,829215
Household industry workers30221
Other workers7,746360

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
Kulithalai (M)6130577127,910

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.