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Census town · Census 2011 · code 641765

Padandal 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.
Population8,429people
Households2,374PCA households
Literacy rate78.34%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.58%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,4294,1134,316
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6973487486
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,8413,1252,716
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.34%86.18%70.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,163559604
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers4,2632,5351,728
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.58%61.63%40.04%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8362,3081,528
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months427227200
Non-workerspeople4,1661,5782,588

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27764; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,374 households and 8,429 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.18% for males and 70.91% for females.
  • Of 4,263 workers, 89.98% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators157
Agricultural labourers232
Household industry workers3111
Other workers3,767407

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
Padandal (CT)625058548,429

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.