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Town · Census 2011 · code 803924

Thazhakudy 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.
Population8,992people
Households2,503PCA households
Literacy rate91.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,9924,4454,547
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6861435426
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,4753,7903,685
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.93%94.51%89.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople974480494
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,5302,608922
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.26%58.67%20.28%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5431,957586
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months987651336
Non-workerspeople5,4621,8373,625

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28046; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,503 households and 8,992 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.51% for males and 89.42% for females.
  • Of 3,530 workers, 72.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8856
Agricultural labourers490487
Household industry workers204129
Other workers1,761315

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
Thazhakudy (TP)629058838,992

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.