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Census town · Census 2011 · code 639447

Pudukkottai 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.
Population26,116people
Households6,560PCA households
Literacy rate92.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,11613,09413,022
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5331,3101,223
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,83911,34610,493
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.6%96.28%88.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,1151,5851,530
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople241311
Total workersCensus workers9,1427,0012,141
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.01%53.47%16.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,4306,6151,815
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months712386326
Non-workerspeople16,9746,09310,881

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27518; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,560 households and 26,116 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.28% for males and 88.93% for females.
  • Of 9,142 workers, 92.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13520
Agricultural labourers10663
Household industry workers8223
Other workers8,107606

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
Pudukkottai (CT)6210582126,116

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.