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Karungal 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 16,691 people
Households 4,368 PCA households
Literacy rate 91.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.54% % 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 16,691 8,030 8,661 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,680 829 851 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 13,808 6,794 7,014 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 91.99% 94.35% 89.81% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 236 119 117 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3 2 1 Total workersCensus workers 6,433 4,609 1,824 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.54% 57.4% 21.06% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,385 3,370 1,015 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,048 1,239 809 Non-workerspeople 10,258 3,421 6,837
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 4,368 households and 16,691 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.07% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.35% for males and 89.81% for females. Of 6,433 workers, 68.16% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 88 93 Agricultural labourers 253 113 Household industry workers 111 274 Other workers 3,933 1,568
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 Karungal (TP) 629 05881 16,691
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.