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Idikarai 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 8,686 people
Households 2,491 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.75% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.39% % 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 8,686 4,372 4,314 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 776 402 374 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,308 3,395 2,913 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 79.75% 85.52% 73.93% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,402 692 710 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 8 2 6 Total workersCensus workers 4,203 2,807 1,396 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 48.39% 64.2% 32.36% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,834 2,625 1,209 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 369 182 187 Non-workerspeople 4,483 1,565 2,918
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 2,491 households and 8,686 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.93% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.52% for males and 73.93% for females. Of 4,203 workers, 91.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 62 8 Agricultural labourers 610 138 Household industry workers 48 13 Other workers 3,114 210
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 Idikarai (TP) 632 05897 8,686
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.