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Town · Census 2011 · code 803878

Panagudi 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.
Population29,895people
Households7,733PCA households
Literacy rate85.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,89514,75915,136
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2591,6761,583
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,89911,81511,084
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.97%90.31%81.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,3662,6382,728
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople255138117
Total workersCensus workers12,0388,4223,616
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.27%57.06%23.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,4948,1323,362
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months544290254
Non-workerspeople17,8576,33711,520

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27958; 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 7,733 households and 29,895 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.31% for males and 81.78% for females.
  • Of 12,038 workers, 95.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators64713
Agricultural labourers2,352143
Household industry workers1,136100
Other workers7,359288

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
Panagudi (TP)6280588029,895

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.