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Town · Census 2011 · code 803656

Killai 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.
Population13,608people
Households3,359PCA households
Literacy rate77.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.59%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,6086,8516,757
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,710834876
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,1665,1194,047
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.04%85.08%68.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5591,2751,284
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,677855822
Total workersCensus workers5,9323,8872,045
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.59%56.74%30.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9522,8881,064
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,980999981
Non-workerspeople7,6762,9644,712

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27340; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,359 households and 13,608 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.08% for males and 68.81% for females.
  • Of 5,932 workers, 66.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators172120
Agricultural labourers5981,492
Household industry workers4164
Other workers3,141304

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
Killai (TP)6170579113,608

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.