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Town · Census 2011 · code 803615

Nangavaram 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.
Population17,629people
Households4,477PCA households
Literacy rate72.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,6298,6149,015
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,805910895
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,4716,3015,170
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.49%81.79%63.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,8332,3152,518
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers8,7565,2203,536
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.67%60.6%39.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,4085,0803,328
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months348140208
Non-workerspeople8,8733,3945,479

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27209; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,477 households and 17,629 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.79% for males and 63.67% for females.
  • Of 8,756 workers, 96.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,1429
Agricultural labourers5,508257
Household industry workers8414
Other workers1,67468

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
Nangavaram (TP)6130577117,629

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.