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Town · Census 2011 · code 803612

P.J. Cholapuram 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.
Population7,484people
Households2,016PCA households
Literacy rate70.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation55.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,4843,7313,753
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6776406370
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7082,6832,025
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.18%80.69%59.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,539749790
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople211
Total workersCensus workers4,1172,3691,748
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population55.01%63.5%46.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0412,3251,716
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months764432
Non-workerspeople3,3671,3622,005

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27203; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,016 households and 7,484 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.69% for males and 59.86% for females.
  • Of 4,117 workers, 98.15% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators72314
Agricultural labourers2,13945
Household industry workers1630
Other workers1,01617

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
P.J. Cholapuram (TP)613057707,484

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.