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Town · Census 2011 · code 803529

Pallapalayam 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.
Population7,263people
Households2,164PCA households
Literacy rate65.64%% of people aged 7+
Work participation59.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,2633,6243,639
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6508252256
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4342,5231,911
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.64%74.82%56.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,425731694
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers4,3372,3861,951
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population59.71%65.84%53.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1982,3261,872
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1396079
Non-workerspeople2,9261,2381,688

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27042; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,164 households and 7,263 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 6.99% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.82% for males and 56.49% for females.
  • Of 4,337 workers, 96.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6574
Agricultural labourers2,15737
Household industry workers1105
Other workers1,27493

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
Pallapalayam (TP)610057527,263

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.