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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643190

Pallanthurai 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.
Population5,386people
Households1,324PCA households
Literacy rate92.57%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,3862,6752,711
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6581284297
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4482,2292,219
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.57%93.22%91.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1284
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,7861,447339
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.16%54.09%12.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6461,371275
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1407664
Non-workerspeople3,6001,2282,372

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28054; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,324 households and 5,386 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.22% for males and 91.92% for females.
  • Of 1,786 workers, 92.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators00
Agricultural labourers180
Household industry workers95
Other workers1,619135

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
Pallanthurai (CT)629058845,386

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.