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Town · Census 2011 · code 803603

TNPL Pugalur 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.
Population5,556people
Households1,628PCA households
Literacy rate84.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5562,7972,759
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6388203185
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3832,3971,986
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.81%92.41%77.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,068549519
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople523
Total workersCensus workers2,5791,769810
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.42%63.25%29.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5221,749773
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months572037
Non-workerspeople2,9771,0281,949

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27191; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,628 households and 5,556 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 6.98% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.41% for males and 77.16% for females.
  • Of 2,579 workers, 97.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3110
Agricultural labourers49024
Household industry workers102
Other workers1,71131

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
TNPL Pugalur (TP)613057695,556

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.