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Pothatturpettai 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 22,040 people
Households 4,711 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.04% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.3% % 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 22,040 11,162 10,878 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,682 1,390 1,292 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,527 8,423 6,104 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 75.04% 86.2% 63.68% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,383 643 740 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 99 47 52 Total workersCensus workers 9,324 5,744 3,580 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.3% 51.46% 32.91% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,080 5,317 2,763 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,244 427 817 Non-workerspeople 12,716 5,418 7,298
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 4,711 households and 22,040 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.17% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.2% for males and 63.68% for females. Of 9,324 workers, 86.66% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 183 52 Agricultural labourers 314 252 Household industry workers 5,335 528 Other workers 2,248 412
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 Pothatturpettai (TP) 602 05697 22,040
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.