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Census town · Census 2011 · code 636038

Palaganangudy 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.
Population13,469people
Households3,479PCA households
Literacy rate88.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,4696,7856,684
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,392732660
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,6315,5915,040
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.03%92.37%83.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6401,3411,299
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1457372
Total workersCensus workers5,2023,8451,357
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.62%56.67%20.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1923,1301,062
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,010715295
Non-workerspeople8,2672,9405,327

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27265; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,479 households and 13,469 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.37% for males and 83.67% for females.
  • Of 5,202 workers, 80.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators111152
Agricultural labourers371265
Household industry workers36531
Other workers3,345562

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
Palaganangudy (CT)6140578013,469

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.