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Town · Census 2011 · code 803420

Pudupalayam 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.
Population11,382people
Households2,591PCA households
Literacy rate71.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,3825,6085,774
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,276645631
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,2394,0023,237
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.63%80.64%62.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,7812,3342,447
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople291316
Total workersCensus workers4,8503,2161,634
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.61%57.35%28.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,6502,6051,045
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,200611589
Non-workerspeople6,5322,3924,140

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26794; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,591 households and 11,382 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.64% for males and 62.94% for females.
  • Of 4,850 workers, 75.26% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators59168
Agricultural labourers1,303756
Household industry workers9026
Other workers1,666350

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
Pudupalayam (TP)6060572511,382

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.