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Town · Census 2011 · code 803357

Puzhithivakkam 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.
Population53,322people
Households13,918PCA households
Literacy rate94.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople53,32226,77026,552
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,2802,6792,601
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+45,61623,39322,223
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.95%97.1%92.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8721,4651,407
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1125062
Total workersCensus workers20,00415,3314,673
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.52%57.27%17.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months18,95114,7064,245
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,053625428
Non-workerspeople33,31811,43921,879

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26605; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 13,918 households and 53,322 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.1% for males and 92.79% for females.
  • Of 20,004 workers, 94.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3926
Agricultural labourers6711
Household industry workers24630
Other workers18,599986

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
Puzhithivakkam (Ullagaram) (M)6040570553,322

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.