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P.Mettupalayam 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 9,109 people
Households 2,823 PCA households
Literacy rate 69.46% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 59.19% % 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 9,109 4,504 4,605 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 647 331 316 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 5,878 3,308 2,570 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 69.46% 79.27% 59.92% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 909 439 470 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 5,392 3,068 2,324 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 59.19% 68.12% 50.47% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,260 3,012 2,248 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 132 56 76 Non-workerspeople 3,717 1,436 2,281
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 2,823 households and 9,109 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 7.1% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.27% for males and 59.92% for females. Of 5,392 workers, 97.55% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 388 9 Agricultural labourers 2,275 36 Household industry workers 631 25 Other workers 1,966 62
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 P.Mettupalayam (TP) 610 05751 9,109
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.