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Town · Census 2011 · code 803647

Melpattampakkam 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.
Population6,887people
Households1,603PCA households
Literacy rate84.34%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8873,4753,412
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6730362368
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1932,8552,338
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.34%91.71%76.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople579288291
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,8592,005854
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.51%57.7%25.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4941,803691
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months365202163
Non-workerspeople4,0281,4702,558

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27315; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,603 households and 6,887 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.6% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.71% for males and 76.81% for females.
  • Of 2,859 workers, 87.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1239
Agricultural labourers749211
Household industry workers8722
Other workers1,535123

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
Melpattampakkam (TP)617057886,887

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.