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Town · Census 2011 · code 803663

Gangaikondan 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.
Population6,434people
Households1,620PCA households
Literacy rate88.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.47%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4343,2383,196
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6688346342
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0582,7142,344
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.03%93.85%82.13%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople609308301
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople392217
Total workersCensus workers2,0891,815274
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.47%56.05%8.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8731,663210
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months21615264
Non-workerspeople4,3451,4232,922

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27354; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,620 households and 6,434 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.85% for males and 82.13% for females.
  • Of 2,089 workers, 89.66% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators741
Agricultural labourers1573
Household industry workers5213
Other workers1,732129

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
Gangaikondan (TP)617057936,434

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.