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Polur 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.
Population 28,123 people
Households 6,706 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.87% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.57% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 28,123 13,862 14,261 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,040 1,568 1,472 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 20,787 11,079 9,708 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 82.87% 90.12% 75.91% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,759 860 899 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 36 20 16 Total workersCensus workers 11,971 7,999 3,972 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.57% 57.7% 27.85% Main workersworked at least 6 months 9,995 7,104 2,891 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,976 895 1,081 Non-workerspeople 16,152 5,863 10,289
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 6,706 households and 28,123 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.81% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.12% for males and 75.91% for females. Of 11,971 workers, 83.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 313 77 Agricultural labourers 1,551 501 Household industry workers 409 79 Other workers 7,722 1,319
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Polur (TP) 606 05724 28,123
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.