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Census town · Census 2011 · code 636033

Pappankurichi 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.
Population24,023people
Households6,026PCA households
Literacy rate90.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,02312,08111,942
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5151,2851,230
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,36510,1999,166
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.04%94.47%85.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,7212,3992,322
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople542727
Total workersCensus workers9,2117,0072,204
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.34%58%18.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,3656,5231,842
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months846484362
Non-workerspeople14,8125,0749,738

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27260; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,026 households and 24,023 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.47% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.47% for males and 85.57% for females.
  • Of 9,211 workers, 90.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5522
Agricultural labourers551104
Household industry workers14150
Other workers7,618670

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
Pappankurichi (CT)6140578024,023

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.