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Town · Census 2011 · code 803934

Kottaram 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.
Population11,055people
Households2,952PCA households
Literacy rate92.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,0555,4955,560
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,072529543
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,2144,6504,564
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.3%93.64%90.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople969486483
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople523
Total workersCensus workers3,7952,978817
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.33%54.19%14.69%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1852,560625
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months610418192
Non-workerspeople7,2602,5174,743

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28065; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,952 households and 11,055 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.64% for males and 90.97% for females.
  • Of 3,795 workers, 83.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3316
Agricultural labourers443168
Household industry workers24771
Other workers2,462355

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
Kottaram (TP)6290588411,055

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.