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Town · Census 2011 · code 803519

Periyakodiveri 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.
Population12,330people
Households3,644PCA households
Literacy rate67.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation54.24%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,3306,1816,149
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,027510517
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,6854,3053,380
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+67.99%75.91%60.01%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8741,4391,435
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1082
Total workersCensus workers6,6884,2072,481
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population54.24%68.06%40.35%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,5184,1482,370
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months17059111
Non-workerspeople5,6421,9743,668

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27026; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,644 households and 12,330 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.91% for males and 60.01% for females.
  • Of 6,688 workers, 97.46% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7542
Agricultural labourers1,99738
Household industry workers1,66614
Other workers2,101116

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
Periyakodiveri (TP)6100575112,330

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.