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Town · Census 2011 · code 803962

Karamadai 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.
Population35,166people
Households9,792PCA households
Literacy rate84.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,16617,55717,609
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0561,5631,493
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+27,17114,24112,930
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.62%89.04%80.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,9252,4772,448
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople401921
Total workersCensus workers14,66210,7433,919
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.69%61.19%22.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,66410,1973,467
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months998546452
Non-workerspeople20,5046,81413,690

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28142; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,792 households and 35,166 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.04% for males and 80.23% for females.
  • Of 14,662 workers, 93.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators40610
Agricultural labourers78097
Household industry workers29251
Other workers12,186840

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
Karamadai (TP)6320589535,166

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.