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Town · Census 2011 · code 803770

Palani Chettipatti 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.
Population14,879people
Households4,099PCA households
Literacy rate87.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.12%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,8797,4497,430
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,525816709
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,6886,1555,533
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.52%92.79%82.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,565787778
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople321
Total workersCensus workers5,3744,1761,198
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.12%56.06%16.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2684,1231,145
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1065353
Non-workerspeople9,5053,2736,232

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27674; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,099 households and 14,879 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.79% for males and 82.32% for females.
  • Of 5,374 workers, 98.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1433
Agricultural labourers26112
Household industry workers603
Other workers4,80488

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
Palani Chettipatti (TP)6240584414,879

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.