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Census town · Census 2011 · code 637708

Poravacheri 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.
Population4,422people
Households1,076PCA households
Literacy rate89.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,4222,2582,164
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6472240232
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,5201,9021,618
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.11%94.25%83.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,161577584
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers1,6041,328276
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.27%58.81%12.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3721,222150
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months232106126
Non-workerspeople2,8189301,888

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27386; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,076 households and 4,422 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.25% for males and 83.75% for females.
  • Of 1,604 workers, 85.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators422
Agricultural labourers196160
Household industry workers3010
Other workers1,10460

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
Poravacheri (CT)618057994,422

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.