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Town · Census 2011 · code 803711

Pattukkottai 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.
Population73,135people
Households18,437PCA households
Literacy rate89.24%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople73,13536,38636,749
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,0193,6303,389
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+59,00530,74328,262
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.24%93.85%84.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2862,1202,166
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople587283304
Total workersCensus workers25,90820,7155,193
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.42%56.93%14.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months23,01718,8354,182
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,8911,8801,011
Non-workerspeople47,22715,67131,556

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27491; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 18,437 households and 73,135 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.6% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.85% for males and 84.72% for females.
  • Of 25,908 workers, 88.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators623118
Agricultural labourers2,044534
Household industry workers697172
Other workers19,6532,067

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
Pattukkottai (M)6200581673,135

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.