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Town · Census 2011 · code 803938

Thenthamaraikulam 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.
Population11,872people
Households3,100PCA households
Literacy rate94.1%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,8725,8915,981
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,106543563
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,1315,1265,005
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.1%95.85%92.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople512427
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers4,6183,3961,222
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.9%57.65%20.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3242,679645
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,294717577
Non-workerspeople7,2542,4954,759

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28069; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,100 households and 11,872 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.85% for males and 92.38% for females.
  • Of 4,618 workers, 71.98% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1147
Agricultural labourers397154
Household industry workers150306
Other workers2,663827

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
Thenthamaraikulam (TP)6290588411,872

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.