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Town · Census 2011 · code 803996

Madukkarai 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.
Population30,357people
Households8,153PCA households
Literacy rate84.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,35715,08415,273
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0491,5441,505
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,04612,15510,891
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.39%89.77%79.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,6402,3252,315
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople291217
Total workersCensus workers12,4749,1743,300
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.09%60.82%21.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,3998,6422,757
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,075532543
Non-workerspeople17,8835,91011,973

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28199; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,153 households and 30,357 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.04% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.77% for males and 79.1% for females.
  • Of 12,474 workers, 91.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13511
Agricultural labourers30467
Household industry workers15619
Other workers10,804978

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
Madukkarai (TP)6320589830,357

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.