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Town · Census 2011 · code 803945

Kadathur 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.
Population11,382people
Households2,811PCA households
Literacy rate78.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,3825,7895,593
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,195617578
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,9974,4513,546
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.5%86.06%70.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4092,2602,149
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1406872
Total workersCensus workers4,4523,1081,344
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.11%53.69%24.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1042,9001,204
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months348208140
Non-workerspeople6,9302,6814,249

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28088; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,811 households and 11,382 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.06% for males and 70.71% for females.
  • Of 4,452 workers, 92.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators28319
Agricultural labourers1,279113
Household industry workers816
Other workers2,461210

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
Kadathur (TP)6300588711,382

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.