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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628629

Peddikuppam 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.
Population8,044people
Households2,100PCA households
Literacy rate85.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.24%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,0444,0813,963
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6994506488
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0233,2222,801
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.43%90.13%80.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople769388381
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1239
Total workersCensus workers2,8352,311524
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.24%56.63%13.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6892,209480
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months14610244
Non-workerspeople5,2091,7703,439

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26451; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,100 households and 8,044 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.13% for males and 80.6% for females.
  • Of 2,835 workers, 94.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators631
Agricultural labourers27811
Household industry workers6612
Other workers2,282122

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
Peddikuppam (CT)602056938,044

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.