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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644881

Poolankinar 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.
Population4,849people
Households1,314PCA households
Literacy rate86.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation54.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,8492,1032,746
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6303152151
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9391,7942,145
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.65%91.95%82.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople643259384
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,6191,3361,283
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population54.01%63.53%46.72%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5071,2881,219
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1124864
Non-workerspeople2,2307671,463

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28287; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,314 households and 4,849 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 6.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.95% for males and 82.66% for females.
  • Of 2,619 workers, 95.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1666
Agricultural labourers2541
Household industry workers267
Other workers2,06198

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
Poolankinar (CT)633059064,849

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.