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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 803347

Peerkankaranai population.
Households, literacy and work.

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

Tamil Nadu · Census 2011Kancheepuram 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.
Population29,250people
Households7,488PCA households
Literacy rate92.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.36%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,25014,74914,501
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0821,5711,511
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,08212,59011,492
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.03%95.54%88.47%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,7472,3552,392
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1708090
Total workersCensus workers10,9298,5652,364
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.36%58.07%16.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,1678,0782,089
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months762487275
Non-workerspeople18,3216,18412,137

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26572; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,488 households and 29,250 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.54% for males and 88.47% for females.
  • Of 10,929 workers, 93.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2611
Agricultural labourers637
Household industry workers10714
Other workers9,971730

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
Peerkankaranai (TP + OG)6040570329,250

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Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 25,871 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,87113,01912,852
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6651,3651,300
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,43811,16310,275
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.38%95.79%88.95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2911,6491,642
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1647886
Total workersCensus workers9,6697,5842,085
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.37%58.25%16.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,9957,1601,835
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months674424250
Non-workerspeople16,2025,43510,767

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26573; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks