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Town · Census 2011 · code 803762

B. Meenakshipuram 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.
Population7,846people
Households2,185PCA households
Literacy rate66.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,8463,9543,892
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6744375369
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7302,7741,956
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+66.6%77.51%55.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,8922,5002,392
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers4,1542,3331,821
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.94%59%46.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0672,2891,778
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months874443
Non-workerspeople3,6921,6212,071

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27660; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,185 households and 7,846 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.51% for males and 55.52% for females.
  • Of 4,154 workers, 97.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators952
Agricultural labourers2,90146
Household industry workers651
Other workers1,00638

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
B. Meenakshipuram (TP)624058427,846

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.