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Census town · Census 2011 · code 638573

Perumandi 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.
Population8,620people
Households2,294PCA households
Literacy rate92.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,6204,3384,282
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6804389415
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,2293,7763,453
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.49%95.62%89.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,103587516
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople291712
Total workersCensus workers2,9732,314659
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.49%53.34%15.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,8712,252619
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1026240
Non-workerspeople5,6472,0243,623

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27451; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,294 households and 8,620 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.62% for males and 89.29% for females.
  • Of 2,973 workers, 96.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5011
Agricultural labourers5515
Household industry workers9812
Other workers2,66864

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
Perumandi (CT)620058118,620

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.