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Town · Census 2011 · code 803728

Kanadukathan 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.
Population5,275people
Households1,362PCA households
Literacy rate86.45%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,2752,6342,641
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6442221221
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1782,2241,954
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.45%92.17%80.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople685351334
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,7691,410359
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.54%53.53%13.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3201,081239
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months449329120
Non-workerspeople3,5061,2242,282

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27563; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,362 households and 5,275 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.17% for males and 80.74% for females.
  • Of 1,769 workers, 74.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators491
Agricultural labourers5313
Household industry workers415
Other workers1,177430

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
Kanadukathan (TP)622058305,275

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.