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Town · Census 2011 · code 803873

Kalakad 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.
Population30,921people
Households8,098PCA households
Literacy rate87.89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,92115,12215,799
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,1481,6251,523
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,40912,52611,883
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.89%92.81%83.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,0022,8963,106
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople221120101
Total workersCensus workers13,1528,7624,390
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.53%57.94%27.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,2656,9503,315
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,8871,8121,075
Non-workerspeople17,7696,36011,409

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27946; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,098 households and 30,921 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.81% for males and 83.24% for females.
  • Of 13,152 workers, 78.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,03569
Agricultural labourers2,6211,226
Household industry workers1,615364
Other workers4,9941,228

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
Kalakad (TP)6280587930,921

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.