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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629123

Perambakkam 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.
Population6,462people
Households1,573PCA households
Literacy rate82.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4623,2973,165
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6724396328
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7512,5852,166
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.8%89.11%76.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1681,0971,071
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1215764
Total workersCensus workers2,8911,980911
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.74%60.05%28.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0331,530503
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months858450408
Non-workerspeople3,5711,3172,254

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26488; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,573 households and 6,462 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.11% for males and 76.35% for females.
  • Of 2,891 workers, 70.32% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15412
Agricultural labourers365558
Household industry workers5035
Other workers1,464253

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
Perambakkam (CT)602056986,462

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.