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Town · Census 2011 · code 802983

Ponnur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra Pradesh, 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.
Population59,913people
Households16,138PCA households
Literacy rate78.33%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.96%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople59,91329,48630,427
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,5072,8282,679
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+42,61722,11520,502
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.33%82.96%73.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,2934,9905,303
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,4621,7631,699
Total workersCensus workers22,74216,9595,783
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.96%57.52%19.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months19,15714,8364,321
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,5852,1231,462
Non-workerspeople37,17112,52724,644

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 23330; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 16,138 households and 59,913 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.96% for males and 73.89% for females.
  • Of 22,742 workers, 84.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators78086
Agricultural labourers5,0972,177
Household industry workers335104
Other workers12,9451,218

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
Ponnur (M)5480508459,913

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.