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Palayam 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 15,336 people
Households 3,686 PCA households
Literacy rate 71.93% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 52.8% % 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 15,336 7,715 7,621 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,709 902 807 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,802 5,487 4,315 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 71.93% 80.54% 63.33% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,525 768 757 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1 0 1 Total workersCensus workers 8,097 4,813 3,284 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 52.8% 62.38% 43.09% Main workersworked at least 6 months 7,435 4,576 2,859 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 662 237 425 Non-workerspeople 7,239 2,902 4,337
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 3,686 households and 15,336 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.14% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.54% for males and 63.33% for females. Of 8,097 workers, 91.82% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,820 77 Agricultural labourers 2,141 383 Household industry workers 113 15 Other workers 3,361 187
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 Palayam (TP) 612 05762 15,336
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.