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Town · Census 2011 · code 803808

Kamuthi 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.
Population14,754people
Households3,379PCA households
Literacy rate88.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.21%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,7547,4167,338
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,514766748
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7266,2385,488
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.56%93.8%83.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9731,5471,426
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers4,7523,771981
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.21%50.85%13.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5073,641866
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months245130115
Non-workerspeople10,0023,6456,357

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27790; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,379 households and 14,754 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.8% for males and 83.28% for females.
  • Of 4,752 workers, 94.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators30217
Agricultural labourers12338
Household industry workers11428
Other workers3,968162

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
Kamuthi (TP)6260585814,754

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.