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Pennadam 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 19,494 people
Households 4,708 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.22% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.64% % 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 19,494 9,725 9,769 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,080 1,091 989 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 13,622 7,386 6,236 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.22% 85.55% 71.03% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,448 2,710 2,738 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 320 165 155 Total workersCensus workers 8,117 5,656 2,461 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 41.64% 58.16% 25.19% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,210 4,790 1,420 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,907 866 1,041 Non-workerspeople 11,377 4,069 7,308
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 4,708 households and 19,494 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.67% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.55% for males and 71.03% for females. Of 8,117 workers, 76.51% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 404 145 Agricultural labourers 2,393 1,347 Household industry workers 192 50 Other workers 3,221 365
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 Pennadam (TP) 617 05794 19,494
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.