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Town · Census 2011 · code 804027

Samalapuram 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.
Population20,691people
Households5,938PCA households
Literacy rate77.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.79%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,69110,40410,287
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1531,0861,067
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,3327,8796,453
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.31%84.56%69.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2011,6201,581
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople442123
Total workersCensus workers10,5086,8583,650
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.79%65.92%35.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,0216,6443,377
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months487214273
Non-workerspeople10,1833,5466,637

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28280; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,938 households and 20,691 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.41% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.56% for males and 69.99% for females.
  • Of 10,508 workers, 95.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators41624
Agricultural labourers36757
Household industry workers32614
Other workers8,912392

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
Samalapuram (TP)6330590520,691

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.