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Town · Census 2011 · code 803976

Kalapatti 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.
Population39,586people
Households10,969PCA households
Literacy rate89.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople39,58619,93619,650
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,9932,0051,988
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+31,95816,82315,135
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.79%93.82%85.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4111,7251,686
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople582929
Total workersCensus workers17,33112,2315,100
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.78%61.35%25.95%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,05511,5364,519
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,276695581
Non-workerspeople22,2557,70514,550

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28174; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,969 households and 39,586 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.82% for males and 85.69% for females.
  • Of 17,331 workers, 92.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21128
Agricultural labourers379199
Household industry workers32135
Other workers15,1441,014

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
Kalapatti (TP)6320589739,586

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.