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Melachokkanathapuram 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.
Population 15,625 people
Households 4,051 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.4% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.83% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 15,625 7,878 7,747 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,520 780 740 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 10,635 5,955 4,680 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 75.4% 83.9% 66.79% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,702 1,393 1,309 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 12 8 4 Total workersCensus workers 7,630 4,614 3,016 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 48.83% 58.57% 38.93% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,734 4,242 2,492 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 896 372 524 Non-workerspeople 7,995 3,264 4,731
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,051 households and 15,625 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.9% for males and 66.79% for females. Of 7,630 workers, 88.26% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 505 13 Agricultural labourers 3,256 692 Household industry workers 133 21 Other workers 2,840 170
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Melachokkanathapuram (TP) 624 05842 15,625
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.