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Town · Census 2011 · code 803486

Pallipalayam 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.
Population40,140people
Households11,210PCA households
Literacy rate73.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.8%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople40,14020,20019,940
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,7071,8721,835
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,68114,86011,821
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.23%81.08%65.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,367688679
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople28199
Total workersCensus workers21,19413,2907,904
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.8%65.79%39.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,30412,8057,499
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months890485405
Non-workerspeople18,9466,91012,036

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26966; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,210 households and 40,140 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.08% for males and 65.29% for females.
  • Of 21,194 workers, 95.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3812
Agricultural labourers7912
Household industry workers51332
Other workers19,674834

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
Pallipalayam (M)6090574540,140

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.