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Perambalur population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 565,223 people
Households 149,243 PCA households
Literacy rate 74.32% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 53.03% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 565,223 468,060 97,163 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 149,243 123,945 25,298 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 59,567 49,368 10,199 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.54% 10.55% 10.5% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,003 1,001 1,015 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 913 908 941 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 375,823 301,716 74,107 Literacy rate% 74.32% 72.06% 85.22% Male literacy rate% 82.87% 81.28% 90.53% Female literacy rate% 65.9% 62.95% 80.03% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 175,289 150,504 24,785 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,584 2,156 428 Total workersCensus workers 299,726 258,834 40,892 Work participation rate% 53.03% 55.3% 42.09% Main workersworked at least 6 months 255,097 218,661 36,436 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 44,629 40,173 4,456 Non-workerspeople 265,497 209,226 56,271
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 149,243 households and 565,223 residents. Urban residents made up 17.19% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.81%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.54% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.87% for males and 65.9% for females. Of 299,726 workers, 85.11% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 107,542 9,762 Agricultural labourers 91,135 27,143 Household industry workers 4,365 978 Other workers 52,055 6,746
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 803639 49,648 people within this district · Town
Census code 803638 12,467 people within this district · Town
Census code 803640 12,420 people within this district · Town
Census code 803641 11,891 people within this district · Town
Census code 803637 10,737 people within this district · Town