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Town · Census 2011 · code 803671

Kuthalam 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.
Population16,125people
Households4,059PCA households
Literacy rate90.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.12%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1258,0138,112
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,563801762
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,2216,8946,327
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.79%95.59%86.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4981,2691,229
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople624
Total workersCensus workers5,3414,461880
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.12%55.67%10.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7553,993762
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months586468118
Non-workerspeople10,7843,5527,232

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27377; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,059 households and 16,125 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.59% for males and 86.08% for females.
  • Of 5,341 workers, 89.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators29626
Agricultural labourers1,133182
Household industry workers9130
Other workers3,235348

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
Kuthalam (TP)6180579716,125

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.