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Town · Census 2011 · code 803789

Chettiarpatti 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.
Population17,520people
Households5,002PCA households
Literacy rate84.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,5208,8488,672
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,880989891
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,1867,1706,016
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.31%91.23%77.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,814907907
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople312
Total workersCensus workers8,7985,5073,291
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.22%62.24%37.95%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,4274,8652,562
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,371642729
Non-workerspeople8,7223,3415,381

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27708; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,002 households and 17,520 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.73% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.23% for males and 77.32% for females.
  • Of 8,798 workers, 84.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3717
Agricultural labourers358182
Household industry workers587271
Other workers6,445901

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
Chettiarpatti (TP)6250584717,520

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.