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Punjaipugalur 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 23,408 people
Households 6,783 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.29% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.77% % 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 23,408 11,542 11,866 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,004 1,034 970 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 17,828 9,565 8,263 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 83.29% 91.03% 75.84% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,429 1,690 1,739 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 10,012 6,987 3,025 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 42.77% 60.54% 25.49% Main workersworked at least 6 months 9,756 6,867 2,889 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 256 120 136 Non-workerspeople 13,396 4,555 8,841
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 6,783 households and 23,408 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.56% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.03% for males and 75.84% for females. Of 10,012 workers, 97.44% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 518 14 Agricultural labourers 1,884 49 Household industry workers 262 21 Other workers 7,092 172
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 Punjaipugalur (TP) 613 05769 23,408
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.