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Kadayal 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.
Population 21,665 people
Households 5,512 PCA households
Literacy rate 87.84% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.14% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 21,665 10,631 11,034 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,108 1,101 1,007 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 17,178 8,678 8,500 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 87.84% 91.06% 84.77% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,015 509 506 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,259 639 620 Total workersCensus workers 8,264 6,121 2,143 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.14% 57.58% 19.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,892 4,636 1,256 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,372 1,485 887 Non-workerspeople 13,401 4,510 8,891
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 5,512 households and 21,665 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.06% for males and 84.77% for females. Of 8,264 workers, 71.3% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 72 67 Agricultural labourers 743 375 Household industry workers 187 313 Other workers 4,890 1,617
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Kadayal (TP) 629 05881 21,665
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.