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Denkanikottai 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.
Population 24,252 people
Households 5,393 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.83% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.27% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 24,252 12,325 11,927 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,986 1,562 1,424 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 16,338 8,831 7,507 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 76.83% 82.05% 71.47% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,877 1,969 1,908 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 287 158 129 Total workersCensus workers 9,523 7,159 2,364 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.27% 58.09% 19.82% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,760 6,748 2,012 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 763 411 352 Non-workerspeople 14,729 5,166 9,563
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 5,393 households and 24,252 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.31% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.05% for males and 71.47% for females. Of 9,523 workers, 91.99% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 526 43 Agricultural labourers 863 78 Household industry workers 339 82 Other workers 7,032 560
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Denkanikottai (TP) 631 05892 24,252
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.