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Town · Census 2011 · code 803766

Thamaraikulam 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.
Population12,372people
Households3,143PCA households
Literacy rate82.28%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,3726,2236,149
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,246628618
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,1544,9464,208
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.28%88.4%76.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,5152,7992,716
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642
Total workersCensus workers4,9113,5351,376
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.69%56.81%22.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5503,3291,221
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months361206155
Non-workerspeople7,4612,6884,773

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27667; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,143 households and 12,372 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.4% for males and 76.08% for females.
  • Of 4,911 workers, 92.65% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators738
Agricultural labourers1,951115
Household industry workers21412
Other workers2,312226

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
Thamaraikulam (TP)6240584312,372

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.