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Town · Census 2011 · code 803713

Peravurani 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.
Population22,084people
Households5,853PCA households
Literacy rate84.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,08410,64311,441
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1221,0821,040
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,9068,7178,189
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.69%91.17%78.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,695799896
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople963
Total workersCensus workers8,1455,9802,165
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.88%56.19%18.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3055,4911,814
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months840489351
Non-workerspeople13,9394,6639,276

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27496; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,853 households and 22,084 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.17% for males and 78.73% for females.
  • Of 8,145 workers, 89.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,19959
Agricultural labourers2,406465
Household industry workers22343
Other workers3,477273

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
Peravurani (TP)6200581722,084

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.