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Palavakkam 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.
Population 26,766 people
Households 6,807 PCA households
Literacy rate 90.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.24% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 26,766 13,499 13,267 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,178 1,586 1,592 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 21,235 11,202 10,033 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 90.02% 94.03% 85.94% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,081 1,536 1,545 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 42 23 19 Total workersCensus workers 11,037 8,195 2,842 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 41.24% 60.71% 21.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 9,655 7,376 2,279 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,382 819 563 Non-workerspeople 15,729 5,304 10,425
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 6,807 households and 26,766 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.87% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.03% for males and 85.94% for females. Of 11,037 workers, 87.48% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 54 16 Agricultural labourers 32 21 Household industry workers 117 24 Other workers 9,452 1,321
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Palavakkam (CT) 604 05705 26,766
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.