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Periyasemur 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 55,282 people
Households 15,198 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.61% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.63% % 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 55,282 28,202 27,080 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,682 2,880 2,802 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 40,977 22,310 18,667 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 82.61% 88.11% 76.89% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,180 2,114 2,066 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 21 11 10 Total workersCensus workers 24,119 17,476 6,643 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 43.63% 61.97% 24.53% Main workersworked at least 6 months 23,509 17,193 6,316 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 610 283 327 Non-workerspeople 31,163 10,726 20,437
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 15,198 households and 55,282 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.28% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.11% for males and 76.89% for females. Of 24,119 workers, 97.47% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 213 8 Agricultural labourers 215 19 Household industry workers 499 63 Other workers 22,582 520
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 Periyasemur (M) 610 05753 55,282
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.