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Census town · Census 2011 · code 642164

Pattinamkattan 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.
Population17,601people
Households4,276PCA households
Literacy rate93.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,6018,9848,617
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,734872862
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,8227,8436,979
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.41%96.68%89.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,395723672
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers6,3754,8971,478
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.22%54.51%17.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,6814,5701,111
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months694327367
Non-workerspeople11,2264,0877,139

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27800; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,276 households and 17,601 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.85% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.68% for males and 89.99% for females.
  • Of 6,375 workers, 89.11% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15430
Agricultural labourers17853
Household industry workers179125
Other workers5,170486

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
Pattinamkattan (CT) 6260586017,601

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.