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Census town · Census 2011 · code 635874

Pichandarkovil 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.
Population17,257people
Households4,562PCA households
Literacy rate93.57%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,2578,5698,688
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,606792814
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,6447,4927,152
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.57%96.34%90.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,1211,5221,599
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople633132
Total workersCensus workers6,6494,8641,785
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.53%56.76%20.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,1934,6221,571
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months456242214
Non-workerspeople10,6083,7056,903

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27236; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,562 households and 17,257 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.34% for males and 90.83% for females.
  • Of 6,649 workers, 93.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19039
Agricultural labourers41137
Household industry workers12444
Other workers5,468336

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
Pichandarkovil (CT)6140577617,257

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.