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Town · Census 2011 · code 803918

Mandaikadu 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.
Population13,317people
Households3,444PCA households
Literacy rate90.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.47%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,3176,6116,706
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,382716666
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,7455,3845,361
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.03%91.33%88.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople233108125
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople743
Total workersCensus workers4,7243,6681,056
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.47%55.48%15.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4962,911585
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,228757471
Non-workerspeople8,5932,9435,650

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28035; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,444 households and 13,317 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.33% for males and 88.76% for females.
  • Of 4,724 workers, 74.01% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19518
Agricultural labourers323239
Household industry workers85171
Other workers2,893800

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
Mandaikadu (TP)6290588213,317

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.