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Periyakulam 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 42,976 people
Households 11,401 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.25% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.57% % 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 42,976 21,345 21,631 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,095 2,081 2,014 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 34,313 17,921 16,392 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.25% 93.03% 83.56% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,457 3,256 3,201 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6 4 2 Total workersCensus workers 14,857 11,801 3,056 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.57% 55.29% 14.13% Main workersworked at least 6 months 13,338 10,855 2,483 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,519 946 573 Non-workerspeople 28,119 9,544 18,575
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 11,401 households and 42,976 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.53% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.03% for males and 83.56% for females. Of 14,857 workers, 89.78% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 523 25 Agricultural labourers 3,051 809 Household industry workers 272 60 Other workers 9,492 625
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 Periyakulam (M) 624 05843 42,976
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.