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Town · Census 2011 · code 803783

Kambam population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Tamil Nadu · Census 2011Theni district
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.
Population68,090people
Households18,567PCA households
Literacy rate84.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.1%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople68,09033,84834,242
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,6613,4173,244
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+52,12427,60124,523
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.85%90.7%79.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,2822,5562,726
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1376
Total workersCensus workers26,62319,7776,846
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.1%58.43%19.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months24,81718,6906,127
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8061,087719
Non-workerspeople41,46714,07127,396

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27690; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 18,567 households and 68,090 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.7% for males and 79.11% for females.
  • Of 26,623 workers, 93.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators66612
Agricultural labourers11,5961,110
Household industry workers63462
Other workers11,921622

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Kambam (M)6240584568,090

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