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Town · Census 2011 · code 803890

Ezhudesam 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.
Population24,657people
Households6,114PCA households
Literacy rate89.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,65712,11212,545
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5931,3431,250
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,7749,8939,881
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.62%91.87%87.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4671,2081,259
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers8,8336,6452,188
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.82%54.86%17.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,4124,8441,568
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4211,801620
Non-workerspeople15,8245,46710,357

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27997; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,114 households and 24,657 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.87% for males and 87.48% for females.
  • Of 8,833 workers, 72.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3512
Agricultural labourers315282
Household industry workers599421
Other workers5,4631,706

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
Ezhudesam (TP)6290588124,657

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.