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Town · Census 2011 · code 803648

Nellikuppam 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.
Population46,678people
Households10,763PCA households
Literacy rate82.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople46,67823,01723,661
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,0722,5802,492
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+34,46118,30916,152
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.83%89.59%76.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople16,8268,2718,555
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople321715
Total workersCensus workers15,93912,5183,421
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.15%54.39%14.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,35610,7922,564
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,5831,726857
Non-workerspeople30,73910,49920,240

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27316; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,763 households and 46,678 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.87% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.59% for males and 76.3% for females.
  • Of 15,939 workers, 83.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46932
Agricultural labourers3,3071,402
Household industry workers22069
Other workers9,3601,080

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
Nellikuppam (M)6170578846,678

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.