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Town · Census 2011 · code 803799

Kariapatti 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.
Population18,191people
Households4,881PCA households
Literacy rate85.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,1919,0439,148
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0821,095987
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,8207,2416,579
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.79%91.1%80.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7311,8521,879
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers7,0815,0412,040
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.93%55.74%22.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,3204,6371,683
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months761404357
Non-workerspeople11,1104,0027,108

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27746; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,881 households and 18,191 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.1% for males and 80.62% for females.
  • Of 7,081 workers, 89.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators28225
Agricultural labourers298217
Household industry workers36738
Other workers5,373481

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
Kariapatti (TP)6250585118,191

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.