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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644779

Sircar Periapalayam 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.
Population5,986people
Households1,704PCA households
Literacy rate77.06%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,9862,9773,009
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6677330347
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0912,2281,863
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.06%84.17%69.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,474718756
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople413
Total workersCensus workers2,8601,908952
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.78%64.09%31.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4351,729706
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months425179246
Non-workerspeople3,1261,0692,057

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28252; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,704 households and 5,986 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.17% for males and 69.98% for females.
  • Of 2,860 workers, 85.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4613
Agricultural labourers3736
Household industry workers8424
Other workers2,268352

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
Sircar Periapalayam (CT)633059035,986

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.