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Town · Census 2011 · code 803815

Kalugumalai 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.
Population14,738people
Households4,208PCA households
Literacy rate79.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.89%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,7387,2827,456
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,407744663
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,6435,6804,963
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.84%86.88%73.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2171,0191,198
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19610393
Total workersCensus workers6,7644,2942,470
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.89%58.97%33.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,4184,1452,273
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months346149197
Non-workerspeople7,9742,9884,986

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27821; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,208 households and 14,738 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.88% for males and 73.06% for females.
  • Of 6,764 workers, 94.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators461
Agricultural labourers924122
Household industry workers11744
Other workers5,331179

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
Kalugumalai (TP)6270586214,738

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.