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Town · Census 2011 · code 803358

Perungudi 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.
Population43,111people
Households11,034PCA households
Literacy rate86.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople43,11122,02821,083
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,1802,7102,470
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,70417,52415,180
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.22%90.71%81.56%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,9393,0742,865
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1496782
Total workersCensus workers18,86713,4235,444
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.76%60.94%25.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,48712,1574,330
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,3801,2661,114
Non-workerspeople24,2448,60515,639

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26606; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,034 households and 43,111 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.71% for males and 81.56% for females.
  • Of 18,867 workers, 87.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9825
Agricultural labourers21751
Household industry workers24058
Other workers15,9322,246

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
Perungudi (TP)6040570543,111

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.