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Town · Census 2011 · code 803968

Kannampalayam 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.
Population15,868people
Households4,577PCA households
Literacy rate87.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.58%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,8687,9377,931
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,553816737
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,5786,6155,963
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.87%92.89%82.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0771,0361,041
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople431
Total workersCensus workers6,9154,9042,011
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.58%61.79%25.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,5394,6991,840
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months376205171
Non-workerspeople8,9533,0335,920

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28158; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,577 households and 15,868 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.89% for males and 82.89% for females.
  • Of 6,915 workers, 94.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26312
Agricultural labourers52518
Household industry workers22410
Other workers5,527336

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
Kannampalayam (TP)6320589615,868

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.