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Town · Census 2011 · code 803779

Uthamapalayam 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.
Population29,050people
Households7,508PCA households
Literacy rate85.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,05014,46314,587
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9771,5371,440
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,30811,65210,656
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.56%90.14%81.05%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7271,8441,883
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers10,7097,9982,711
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.86%55.3%18.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,3787,8072,571
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months331191140
Non-workerspeople18,3416,46511,876

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27686; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,508 households and 29,050 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.14% for males and 81.05% for females.
  • Of 10,709 workers, 96.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators45235
Agricultural labourers4,84859
Household industry workers32329
Other workers4,755208

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
Uthamapalayam (TP)6240584529,050

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.