Browse the place directories and read the reference tables below. Search and interactive comparisons need JavaScript.

Town · Census 2011 · code 803854

Pudur 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.
Population12,457people
Households3,322PCA households
Literacy rate79.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,4576,1656,292
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,292627665
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,8764,8414,035
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.5%87.41%71.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9071,9801,927
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople924547
Total workersCensus workers6,2643,6732,591
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.28%59.58%41.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1443,0712,073
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,120602518
Non-workerspeople6,1932,4923,701

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27908; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,322 households and 12,457 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.41% for males and 71.71% for females.
  • Of 6,264 workers, 82.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22361
Agricultural labourers2,042286
Household industry workers1,143249
Other workers1,736524

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

Using the profile in research

For eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions, read the research guidance.

Source components of this town

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Pudur (S) (TP)6280587412,457

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.