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Town · Census 2011 · code 803695

Cholapuram 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.
Population6,803people
Households1,632PCA households
Literacy rate89.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.46%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8033,1953,608
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6757368389
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,4202,6652,755
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.65%94.27%85.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,389667722
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,0721,666406
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.46%52.14%11.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6271,377250
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months445289156
Non-workerspeople4,7311,5293,202

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27455; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,632 households and 6,803 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.27% for males and 85.59% for females.
  • Of 2,072 workers, 78.52% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15122
Agricultural labourers586284
Household industry workers2926
Other workers861113

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
Cholapuram (TP)620058116,803

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.