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Town · Census 2011 · code 803882

Edaicode 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.
Population25,378people
Households6,528PCA households
Literacy rate91.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,37812,44312,935
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4091,2181,191
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,98510,51310,472
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.36%93.66%89.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople413202211
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople301416
Total workersCensus workers9,6817,2752,406
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.15%58.47%18.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,5006,0231,477
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1811,252929
Non-workerspeople15,6975,16810,529

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27989; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,528 households and 25,378 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.66% for males and 89.17% for females.
  • Of 9,681 workers, 77.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18751
Agricultural labourers1,186161
Household industry workers232249
Other workers5,8951,720

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
Edaicode (TP)6290588125,378

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.