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Town · Census 2011 · code 803414

Peranamallur 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.
Population5,801people
Households1,450PCA households
Literacy rate76.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,8012,8782,923
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6569299270
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0212,2521,769
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.85%87.32%66.68%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople869431438
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople542232
Total workersCensus workers2,8291,7001,129
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.77%59.07%38.62%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,7141,6511,063
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1154966
Non-workerspeople2,9721,1781,794

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26782; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,450 households and 5,801 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.32% for males and 66.68% for females.
  • Of 2,829 workers, 95.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5516
Agricultural labourers1,01244
Household industry workers391
Other workers1,11264

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
Peranamallur (TP)606057235,801

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.