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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644406

Pattanam 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.
Population9,196people
Households2,604PCA households
Literacy rate86.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,1964,6814,515
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6864446418
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,2393,8953,344
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.88%91.97%81.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,234629605
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers4,4022,9401,462
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.87%62.81%32.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5962,5331,063
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months806407399
Non-workerspeople4,7941,7413,053

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28152; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,604 households and 9,196 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.97% for males and 81.62% for females.
  • Of 4,402 workers, 81.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12134
Agricultural labourers65129
Household industry workers8252
Other workers3,328591

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
Pattanam (CT)632058969,196

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.