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Census town · Census 2011 · code 580777

Palakonda population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra Pradesh, 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.
Population20,760people
Households5,195PCA households
Literacy rate72.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.02%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,76010,06910,691
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0251,074951
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,6017,1906,411
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.6%79.93%65.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2731,0431,230
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople387191196
Total workersCensus workers8,3095,7402,569
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.02%57.01%24.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,6794,9341,745
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,630806824
Non-workerspeople12,4514,3298,122

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 22286; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,195 households and 20,760 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.93% for males and 65.82% for females.
  • Of 8,309 workers, 80.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14832
Agricultural labourers622859
Household industry workers32644
Other workers5,583695

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
Palakonda (CT)5420478420,760

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.