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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 803327

Poonamallee population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Tamil Nadu · Census 2011Thiruvallur district
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total includes the outgrowths (OG) explicitly included in the source name; it is not a municipal-core-only count. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population60,607people
Households15,541PCA households
Literacy rate88.67%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.03%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople60,60730,30630,301
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,9253,5313,394
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+47,60024,83922,761
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.67%92.77%84.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,1334,9835,150
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople593128
Total workersCensus workers23,65317,7475,906
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.03%58.56%19.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,11415,5544,560
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,5392,1931,346
Non-workerspeople36,95412,55924,395

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26504; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,541 households and 60,607 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.77% for males and 84.59% for females.
  • Of 23,653 workers, 85.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13529
Agricultural labourers25149
Household industry workers616135
Other workers19,1123,326

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
Poonamallee (M + OG)6020569960,607

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Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 57,224 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople57,22428,62928,595
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,4963,3133,183
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+45,13623,53121,605
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.98%92.95%85.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,7234,3064,417
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople593128
Total workersCensus workers22,41116,7705,641
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.16%58.58%19.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months19,01914,6874,332
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,3922,0831,309
Non-workerspeople34,81311,85922,954

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26505; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks