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Kovilpatti 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.
Population 95,057 people
Households 25,099 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.07% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.14% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 95,057 46,033 49,024 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,325 4,158 4,167 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 77,249 39,292 37,957 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.07% 93.83% 84.62% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 9,813 4,576 5,237 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 801 399 402 Total workersCensus workers 41,006 27,325 13,681 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 43.14% 59.36% 27.91% Main workersworked at least 6 months 38,171 26,018 12,153 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,835 1,307 1,528 Non-workerspeople 54,051 18,708 35,343
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 25,099 households and 95,057 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.76% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.83% for males and 84.62% for females. Of 41,006 workers, 93.09% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 85 26 Agricultural labourers 165 26 Household industry workers 932 262 Other workers 36,989 2,521
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Kovilpatti (M) 627 05862 95,057
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.