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Town · Census 2011 · code 803887

Unnamalaikadai 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.
Population23,656people
Households5,969PCA households
Literacy rate92.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,65611,79511,861
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3471,2211,126
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,65810,0419,617
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.25%94.96%89.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1276760
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople624
Total workersCensus workers8,1886,5701,618
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.61%55.7%13.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,8525,5931,259
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,336977359
Non-workerspeople15,4685,22510,243

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27994; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,969 households and 23,656 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.96% for males and 89.59% for females.
  • Of 8,188 workers, 83.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6033
Agricultural labourers287269
Household industry workers207104
Other workers6,298930

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
Unnamalaikadai (TP)6290588123,656

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.