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Town · Census 2011 · code 803975

Narasimhanaicken-palayam 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.
Population17,858people
Households5,023PCA households
Literacy rate88.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,8588,9348,924
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,646816830
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,4247,5886,836
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.97%93.47%84.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,172598574
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople624
Total workersCensus workers7,6575,4262,231
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.88%60.73%25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,9194,9901,929
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months738436302
Non-workerspeople10,2013,5086,693

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28173; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,023 households and 17,858 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.22% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.47% for males and 84.46% for females.
  • Of 7,657 workers, 90.36% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4517
Agricultural labourers5432
Household industry workers7539
Other workers6,745650

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
Narasimhanaicken-palayam (TP)6320589717,858

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.