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Palakkodu 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 20,959 people
Households 4,948 PCA households
Literacy rate 77.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.83% % 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 20,959 10,588 10,371 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,351 1,184 1,167 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,409 7,877 6,532 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 77.43% 83.76% 70.97% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 726 353 373 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 5 4 1 Total workersCensus workers 8,139 5,994 2,145 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.83% 56.61% 20.68% Main workersworked at least 6 months 7,127 5,484 1,643 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,012 510 502 Non-workerspeople 12,820 4,594 8,226
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 4,948 households and 20,959 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.76% for males and 70.97% for females. Of 8,139 workers, 87.57% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 197 18 Agricultural labourers 763 140 Household industry workers 213 168 Other workers 5,954 686
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 Palakkodu (TP) 630 05885 20,959
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.