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Town · Census 2011 · code 803354

Pammal 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.
Population75,870people
Households18,812PCA households
Literacy rate91.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople75,87037,97137,899
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,2644,2234,041
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+61,55731,81829,739
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.05%94.28%87.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,6297,3047,325
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1186157
Total workersCensus workers29,09021,8797,211
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.34%57.62%19.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months24,93319,2375,696
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,1572,6421,515
Non-workerspeople46,78016,09230,688

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26587; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 18,812 households and 75,870 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.89% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.28% for males and 87.83% for females.
  • Of 29,090 workers, 85.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10547
Agricultural labourers15463
Household industry workers370127
Other workers24,3043,920

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
Pammal (M)6040570475,870

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.