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Town · Census 2011 · code 804029

Udumalaipettai 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.
Population61,133people
Households17,132PCA households
Literacy rate91.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople61,13329,95831,175
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,9392,4892,450
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+51,26326,12325,140
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.23%95.1%87.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,3022,6142,688
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422220
Total workersCensus workers24,75618,4306,326
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.5%61.52%20.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months22,36816,9325,436
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,3881,498890
Non-workerspeople36,37711,52824,849

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28288; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 17,132 households and 61,133 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.1% for males and 87.52% for females.
  • Of 24,756 workers, 90.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22651
Agricultural labourers28970
Household industry workers45046
Other workers21,4032,221

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
Udumalaipettai (M)6330590661,133

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.