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Town · Census 2011 · code 803835

Sathankulam 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.
Population14,193people
Households3,607PCA households
Literacy rate93.67%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,1936,9627,231
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,515779736
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,8755,9475,928
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.67%96.18%91.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,556792764
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1587
Total workersCensus workers4,6533,850803
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.78%55.3%11.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5523,781771
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1016932
Non-workerspeople9,5403,1126,428

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27870; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,607 households and 14,193 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.18% for males and 91.27% for females.
  • Of 4,653 workers, 97.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1454
Agricultural labourers28110
Household industry workers82514
Other workers3,30173

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
Sathankulam (TP)6270586914,193

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.