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Census town · Census 2011 · code 638845

Pudupattinam 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.
Population10,210people
Households2,573PCA households
Literacy rate87.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,2105,0145,196
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,011510501
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0714,1863,885
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.74%92.94%82.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople719341378
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople391920
Total workersCensus workers3,7642,950814
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.87%58.84%15.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5392,824715
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months22512699
Non-workerspeople6,4462,0644,382

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27477; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,573 households and 10,210 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.94% for males and 82.75% for females.
  • Of 3,764 workers, 94.02% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators617
Agricultural labourers8225
Household industry workers6814
Other workers3,328179

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
Pudupattinam (CT)6200581410,210

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.