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Periyakurichi 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 7,599 people
Households 1,869 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.12% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.14% % 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 7,599 3,841 3,758 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 844 406 438 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 5,682 3,153 2,529 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 84.12% 91.79% 76.17% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,075 1,047 1,028 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 15 7 8 Total workersCensus workers 2,518 2,139 379 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.14% 55.69% 10.09% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,970 1,739 231 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 548 400 148 Non-workerspeople 5,081 1,702 3,379
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 1,869 households and 7,599 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.11% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.79% for males and 76.17% for females. Of 2,518 workers, 78.24% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 15 8 Agricultural labourers 27 100 Household industry workers 39 25 Other workers 1,889 415
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 Periyakurichi (CT) 617 05793 7,599
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.