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Town · Census 2011 · code 803844

Sambavar Vadagarai 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.
Population16,709people
Households4,423PCA households
Literacy rate74.28%% of people aged 7+
Work participation54.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,7098,3478,362
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,812938874
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,0656,1594,906
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.28%83.13%65.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2361,1111,125
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople352015
Total workersCensus workers9,1274,9764,151
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population54.62%59.61%49.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,8794,8374,042
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months248139109
Non-workerspeople7,5823,3714,211

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27894; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,423 households and 16,709 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.13% for males and 65.52% for females.
  • Of 9,127 workers, 97.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7577
Agricultural labourers2,45078
Household industry workers3,27353
Other workers2,399110

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
Sambavar Vadagarai (TP)6280587316,709

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.