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Town · Census 2011 · code 803729

Pallathur 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.
Population9,580people
Households2,400PCA households
Literacy rate85.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,5804,7544,826
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6952492460
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,4013,8893,512
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.78%91.25%80.44%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople914441473
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,5332,739794
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.88%57.61%16.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3112,617694
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months222122100
Non-workerspeople6,0472,0154,032

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27564; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,400 households and 9,580 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.25% for males and 80.44% for females.
  • Of 3,533 workers, 93.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators438
Agricultural labourers4814
Household industry workers1618
Other workers3,059192

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
Pallathur (TP)622058309,580

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.