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Peralam 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 6,149 people
Households 1,542 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.77% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.94% % 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 6,149 3,102 3,047 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 556 298 258 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,965 2,628 2,337 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.77% 93.72% 83.79% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,067 1,038 1,029 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 9 4 5 Total workersCensus workers 2,456 1,802 654 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.94% 58.09% 21.46% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,395 1,157 238 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,061 645 416 Non-workerspeople 3,693 1,300 2,393
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 1,542 households and 6,149 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.04% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.72% for males and 83.79% for females. Of 2,456 workers, 56.8% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 50 74 Agricultural labourers 141 641 Household industry workers 86 89 Other workers 1,118 257
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 Peralam (TP) 619 05805 6,149
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.