Home / Places / Towns / Puzhal Town · Census 2011 · code 803336
Puzhal 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 31,665 people
Households 7,477 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.74% % 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 31,665 16,810 14,855 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,363 1,761 1,602 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 25,161 13,731 11,430 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.9% 91.24% 86.24% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 10,679 5,445 5,234 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 54 28 26 Total workersCensus workers 12,899 9,810 3,089 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.74% 58.36% 20.79% Main workersworked at least 6 months 10,219 8,244 1,975 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,680 1,566 1,114 Non-workerspeople 18,766 7,000 11,766
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 7,477 households and 31,665 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.62% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.24% for males and 86.24% for females. Of 12,899 workers, 79.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 81 30 Agricultural labourers 174 69 Household industry workers 200 286 Other workers 9,764 2,295
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 Puzhal (TP) 602 05701 31,665
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.