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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643101

Puliyoorsalai 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.
Population6,361people
Households1,614PCA households
Literacy rate89.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3613,0853,276
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6640345295
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1282,5142,614
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.63%91.75%87.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1678978
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople752
Total workersCensus workers2,4391,827612
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.34%59.22%18.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6881,269419
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months751558193
Non-workerspeople3,9221,2582,664

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27966; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,614 households and 6,361 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.75% for males and 87.69% for females.
  • Of 2,439 workers, 69.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators243
Agricultural labourers210236
Household industry workers7117
Other workers1,383495

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
Puliyoorsalai (CT)629058816,361

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.