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Census town · Census 2011 · code 630912

Palavansathu 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.
Population22,176people
Households5,461PCA households
Literacy rate86.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,17611,05511,121
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1881,0551,133
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,3789,1228,256
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.94%91.22%82.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7711,4401,331
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople746212
Total workersCensus workers8,2565,8542,402
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.23%52.95%21.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,7105,5362,174
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months546318228
Non-workerspeople13,9205,2018,719

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26722; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,461 households and 22,176 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.87% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.22% for males and 82.66% for females.
  • Of 8,256 workers, 93.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators194
Agricultural labourers14119
Household industry workers21439
Other workers7,336484

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
Palavansathu (CT)6050571722,176

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.