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Town · Census 2011 · code 803605

Punjai Thottakurichi 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.
Population10,969people
Households2,920PCA households
Literacy rate76.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.59%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,9695,4265,543
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6798443355
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,7444,3533,391
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.14%87.36%65.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8001,3541,446
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople734
Total workersCensus workers5,0013,0741,927
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.59%56.65%34.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,2722,7291,543
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months729345384
Non-workerspeople5,9682,3523,616

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27193; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,920 households and 10,969 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.28% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.36% for males and 65.36% for females.
  • Of 5,001 workers, 85.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5081
Agricultural labourers1,335445
Household industry workers9620
Other workers2,333263

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
Punjai Thottakurichi (TP)6130576910,969

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.