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Census town · Census 2011 · code 586474

Payakaraopeta 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.
Population27,001people
Households6,898PCA households
Literacy rate76.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,00113,25213,749
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8641,4481,416
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,5399,6818,858
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.81%82.01%71.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,5773,1363,441
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople274110164
Total workersCensus workers9,9547,4142,540
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.87%55.95%18.47%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,7296,7282,001
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,225686539
Non-workerspeople17,0475,83811,209

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 22629; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,898 households and 27,001 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.01% for males and 71.82% for females.
  • Of 9,954 workers, 87.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21823
Agricultural labourers1,243208
Household industry workers57786
Other workers6,691908

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
Payakaraopeta (CT)5440488127,001

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.