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Town · Census 2011 · code 803651

Kurinjipadi 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.
Population27,471people
Households6,757PCA households
Literacy rate79.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,47113,77213,699
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8451,5101,335
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,49710,6398,858
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.17%86.76%71.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2062,1022,104
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1838895
Total workersCensus workers10,8137,8522,961
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.36%57.01%21.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,0556,8062,249
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7581,046712
Non-workerspeople16,6585,92010,738

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27329; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,757 households and 27,471 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.76% for males and 71.64% for females.
  • Of 10,813 workers, 83.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators42429
Agricultural labourers3,015574
Household industry workers533166
Other workers5,083989

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
Kurinjipadi (TP)6170579027,471

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.