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Ponneri 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.
Population 31,025 people
Households 7,842 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.41% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.15% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 31,025 15,481 15,544 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,243 1,654 1,589 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 24,007 12,715 11,292 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.41% 91.96% 80.92% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,076 4,004 4,072 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 401 194 207 Total workersCensus workers 11,216 8,994 2,222 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.15% 58.1% 14.29% Main workersworked at least 6 months 9,396 7,759 1,637 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,820 1,235 585 Non-workerspeople 19,809 6,487 13,322
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 7,842 households and 31,025 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.45% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.96% for males and 80.92% for females. Of 11,216 workers, 83.77% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 114 22 Agricultural labourers 139 128 Household industry workers 166 173 Other workers 8,977 1,497
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Ponneri (TP) 602 05694 31,025
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.