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Town · Census 2011 · code 803628

Puvalur 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.
Population7,905people
Households2,083PCA households
Literacy rate87.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,9053,9044,001
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6698367331
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,2803,3212,959
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.14%93.89%80.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,486720766
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,2942,2821,012
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.67%58.45%25.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1312,189942
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1639370
Non-workerspeople4,6111,6222,989

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27245; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,083 households and 7,905 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.89% for males and 80.63% for females.
  • Of 3,294 workers, 95.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3582
Agricultural labourers1,48756
Household industry workers1145
Other workers1,172100

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
Puvalur (TP)614057777,905

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.