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Town · Census 2011 · code 803864

Ambasamudram 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.
Population35,645people
Households9,845PCA households
Literacy rate86.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,64517,40518,240
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2931,6581,635
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+28,12714,61113,516
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.94%92.79%81.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,6962,7432,953
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople874443
Total workersCensus workers16,16310,2585,905
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.34%58.94%32.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,4249,2765,148
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,739982757
Non-workerspeople19,4827,14712,335

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27934; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,845 households and 35,645 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.79% for males and 81.4% for females.
  • Of 16,163 workers, 89.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators37616
Agricultural labourers1,863198
Household industry workers2,367353
Other workers9,8181,172

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
Ambasamudram (M)6280587835,645

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.