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Town · Census 2011 · code 803922

Boothapandi 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.
Population15,931people
Households4,280PCA households
Literacy rate91.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,9317,8988,033
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,524771753
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,1166,6466,470
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.04%93.25%88.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople915465450
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1688
Total workersCensus workers5,4654,4091,056
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.3%55.82%13.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6583,874784
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months807535272
Non-workerspeople10,4663,4896,977

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28044; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,280 households and 15,931 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.25% for males and 88.87% for females.
  • Of 5,465 workers, 85.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8718
Agricultural labourers445365
Household industry workers12536
Other workers4,001388

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
Boothapandi (TP)6290588315,931

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.