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Town · Census 2011 · code 803930

Ganapathipuram 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.
Population14,598people
Households3,880PCA households
Literacy rate90.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.57%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,5987,2997,299
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,455742713
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,8526,0175,835
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.18%91.76%88.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople325155170
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,4844,2071,277
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.57%57.64%17.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0853,487598
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,399720679
Non-workerspeople9,1143,0926,022

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28061; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,880 households and 14,598 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.76% for males and 88.6% for females.
  • Of 5,484 workers, 74.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6143
Agricultural labourers45996
Household industry workers216318
Other workers3,349942

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
Ganapathipuram (TP)6290588414,598

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.