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Town · Census 2011 · code 803811

Mandapam 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.
Population18,427people
Households4,296PCA households
Literacy rate87.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,4279,2999,128
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1421,0671,075
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,1817,4896,692
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.08%90.97%83.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,136569567
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers5,9725,187785
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.41%55.78%8.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1173,559558
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8551,628227
Non-workerspeople12,4554,1128,343

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27803; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,296 households and 18,427 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.97% for males and 83.1% for females.
  • Of 5,972 workers, 68.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators154
Agricultural labourers1011
Household industry workers4041
Other workers4,0521,799

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
Mandapam (TP)6260586018,427

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.