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Palamedu 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 10,493 people
Households 2,730 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.64% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 49.61% % 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 10,493 5,307 5,186 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 995 518 477 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 7,564 4,135 3,429 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 79.64% 86.34% 72.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,132 1,082 1,050 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 11 4 7 Total workersCensus workers 5,206 3,176 2,030 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 49.61% 59.85% 39.14% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,484 2,656 1,828 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 722 520 202 Non-workerspeople 5,287 2,131 3,156
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 2,730 households and 10,493 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.48% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.34% for males and 72.82% for females. Of 5,206 workers, 86.13% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 242 6 Agricultural labourers 2,613 295 Household industry workers 102 7 Other workers 1,527 414
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 Palamedu (TP) 623 05837 10,493
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.