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Town · Census 2011 · code 803731

Kandanur 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.
Population7,696people
Households1,959PCA households
Literacy rate81.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,6963,7953,901
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6759389370
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,6312,9872,644
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.17%87.7%74.88%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople577288289
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,6762,072604
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.77%54.6%15.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1521,731421
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months524341183
Non-workerspeople5,0201,7233,297

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27566; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,959 households and 7,696 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.7% for males and 74.88% for females.
  • Of 2,676 workers, 80.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators508
Agricultural labourers1624
Household industry workers135
Other workers2,073487

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
Kandanur (TP)622058307,696

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.