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Town · Census 2011 · code 803816

Kadambur 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.
Population4,155people
Households1,209PCA households
Literacy rate77.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.96%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,1552,0752,080
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6403211192
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,9031,6051,298
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.37%86.11%68.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,243625618
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers1,7851,100685
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.96%53.01%32.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,455904551
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months330196134
Non-workerspeople2,3709751,395

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27822; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,209 households and 4,155 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.11% for males and 68.75% for females.
  • Of 1,785 workers, 81.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13513
Agricultural labourers720186
Household industry workers147
Other workers586124

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
Kadambur (TP)627058624,155

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.