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Town · Census 2011 · code 803714

Perumagalur 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.
Population5,604people
Households1,536PCA households
Literacy rate74.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.39%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,6042,7652,839
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6510276234
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,7712,0571,714
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.03%82.64%65.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople603303300
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,9361,7531,183
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.39%63.4%41.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4521,464988
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months484289195
Non-workerspeople2,6681,0121,656

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27497; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,536 households and 5,604 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.64% for males and 65.8% for females.
  • Of 2,936 workers, 83.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators99039
Agricultural labourers1,056374
Household industry workers116
Other workers39565

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
Perumagalur (TP)620058175,604

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.