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Town · Census 2011 · code 804032

Madathukulam 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.
Population20,620people
Households5,761PCA households
Literacy rate81.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,62010,19810,422
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,714892822
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,3748,2777,097
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.32%88.94%73.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2902,0692,221
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21129
Total workersCensus workers9,2686,2523,016
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.95%61.31%28.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,2615,7112,550
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,007541466
Non-workerspeople11,3523,9467,406

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28294; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,761 households and 20,620 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.94% for males and 73.93% for females.
  • Of 9,268 workers, 89.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators52048
Agricultural labourers2,021508
Household industry workers25833
Other workers5,462418

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
Madathukulam (TP)6330590720,620

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.