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Town · Census 2011 · code 803685

Needamangalam 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.
Population9,336people
Households2,392PCA households
Literacy rate91.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,3364,6434,693
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6915454461
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,7263,9673,759
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.75%94.7%88.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,414731683
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1597881
Total workersCensus workers3,5882,622966
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.43%56.47%20.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1252,381744
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months463241222
Non-workerspeople5,7482,0213,727

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27426; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,392 households and 9,336 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.7% for males and 88.82% for females.
  • Of 3,588 workers, 87.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23543
Agricultural labourers760188
Household industry workers8626
Other workers2,044206

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
Needamangalam (TP)619058079,336

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.