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Town · Census 2011 · code 803643

Jayankondam 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.
Population33,945people
Households8,664PCA households
Literacy rate80.34%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople33,94516,71617,229
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,5201,8661,654
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,44212,95911,483
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.34%87.27%73.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,0713,0583,013
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople698342356
Total workersCensus workers12,3599,0163,343
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.41%53.94%19.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,5937,8832,710
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7661,133633
Non-workerspeople21,5867,70013,886

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27301; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,664 households and 33,945 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.27% for males and 73.73% for females.
  • Of 12,359 workers, 85.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators61187
Agricultural labourers1,386736
Household industry workers1,004329
Other workers7,592614

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
Jayankondam (M)6160578633,945

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.