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Town · Census 2011 · code 803376

Pernampattu 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.
Population51,271people
Households10,450PCA households
Literacy rate79.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople51,27125,28525,986
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,8663,4523,414
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,34418,63416,710
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.59%85.35%74.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,0855,8016,284
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople835
Total workersCensus workers16,52313,1983,325
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.23%52.2%12.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,60511,8872,718
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9181,311607
Non-workerspeople34,74812,08722,661

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26668; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,450 households and 51,271 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.35% for males and 74.03% for females.
  • Of 16,523 workers, 88.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6230
Agricultural labourers10318
Household industry workers1,602158
Other workers12,8381,712

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
Pernampattu (M)6050571251,271

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.