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Palani 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 70,467 people
Households 19,015 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.93% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.53% % 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 70,467 34,827 35,640 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 6,467 3,283 3,184 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 55,636 29,102 26,534 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.93% 92.26% 81.75% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 11,679 5,664 6,015 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 160 85 75 Total workersCensus workers 27,150 20,630 6,520 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.53% 59.24% 18.29% Main workersworked at least 6 months 25,890 19,839 6,051 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,260 791 469 Non-workerspeople 43,317 14,197 29,120
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 19,015 households and 70,467 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.18% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.26% for males and 81.75% for females. Of 27,150 workers, 95.36% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 372 40 Agricultural labourers 1,277 68 Household industry workers 763 107 Other workers 23,478 1,045
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 Palani (M) 612 05760 70,467
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.