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Town · Census 2011 · code 803640

Kurumbalur 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.
Population12,420people
Households3,550PCA households
Literacy rate78.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation55.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,4206,1446,276
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,196624572
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,8254,7014,124
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.63%85.16%72.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0701,4931,577
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20597108
Total workersCensus workers6,8823,8313,051
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population55.41%62.35%48.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7023,2502,452
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,180581599
Non-workerspeople5,5382,3133,225

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27286; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,550 households and 12,420 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.63% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.16% for males and 72.3% for females.
  • Of 6,882 workers, 82.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,808257
Agricultural labourers1,839582
Household industry workers412
Other workers2,014339

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
Kurumbalur (TP)6150578312,420

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.