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Town · Census 2011 · code 803872

Moolakaraipatti 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.
Population11,112people
Households2,899PCA households
Literacy rate83.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,1125,5115,601
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,242666576
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,2624,3443,918
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.71%89.66%77.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8701,4001,470
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople381919
Total workersCensus workers4,9993,1791,820
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.99%57.68%32.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,2902,8061,484
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months709373336
Non-workerspeople6,1132,3323,781

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27945; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,899 households and 11,112 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.66% for males and 77.97% for females.
  • Of 4,999 workers, 85.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32913
Agricultural labourers1,742288
Household industry workers30392
Other workers1,916316

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
Moolakaraipatti (TP)6280587911,112

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.