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Town · Census 2011 · code 803834

Udangudi 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.
Population19,738people
Households4,673PCA households
Literacy rate93.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,7389,8559,883
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,9931,034959
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,5358,3878,148
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.18%95.08%91.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,503732771
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople542925
Total workersCensus workers6,8435,6991,144
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.67%57.83%11.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,2275,277950
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months616422194
Non-workerspeople12,8954,1568,739

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27866; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,673 households and 19,738 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.08% for males and 91.3% for females.
  • Of 6,843 workers, 91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8810
Agricultural labourers30123
Household industry workers17758
Other workers5,661525

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
Udangudi (TP)6270586819,738

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.