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Town · Census 2011 · code 803725

Nerkuppai 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.
Population7,165people
Households1,830PCA households
Literacy rate71.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.7%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,1653,6233,542
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6779427352
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,5612,6201,941
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.42%81.98%60.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople932490442
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,2031,9911,212
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.7%54.95%34.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8091,203606
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,394788606
Non-workerspeople3,9621,6322,330

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27556; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,830 households and 7,165 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.87% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.98% for males and 60.85% for females.
  • Of 3,203 workers, 56.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators797108
Agricultural labourers450891
Household industry workers2313
Other workers539382

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
Nerkuppai (TP)622058297,165

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.