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Town · Census 2011 · code 803018

Punganur 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.
Population54,746people
Households12,767PCA households
Literacy rate78.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople54,74627,23527,511
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,2603,1773,083
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+38,15020,46517,685
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.68%85.07%72.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,8372,3812,456
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople592283309
Total workersCensus workers22,18215,4026,780
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.52%56.55%24.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months18,32613,4674,859
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,8561,9351,921
Non-workerspeople32,56411,83320,731

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24456; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,767 households and 54,746 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.07% for males and 72.4% for females.
  • Of 22,182 workers, 82.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators38447
Agricultural labourers944298
Household industry workers927353
Other workers16,0713,158

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
Punganur (M)5540541554,746

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.