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Town · Census 2011 · code 803884

Kaliyakkavilai 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.
Population15,625people
Households3,892PCA households
Literacy rate90.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,6257,7537,872
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,579797782
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,7336,4666,267
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.65%92.96%88.39%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople217100117
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople312
Total workersCensus workers5,7934,3111,482
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.08%55.6%18.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,2383,361877
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,555950605
Non-workerspeople9,8323,4426,390

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27991; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,892 households and 15,625 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.96% for males and 88.39% for females.
  • Of 5,793 workers, 73.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10728
Agricultural labourers663177
Household industry workers155122
Other workers3,3131,228

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
Kaliyakkavilai (TP)6290588115,625

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.