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Town · Census 2011 · code 803967

Pallapalayam 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.
Population11,910people
Households3,369PCA households
Literacy rate89.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.1%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,9105,9935,917
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,074563511
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,6485,0804,568
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.04%93.55%84.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,418711707
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,4913,7151,776
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.1%61.99%30.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2553,5851,670
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months236130106
Non-workerspeople6,4192,2784,141

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28157; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,369 households and 11,910 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.55% for males and 84.5% for females.
  • Of 5,491 workers, 95.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators468
Agricultural labourers10813
Household industry workers2046
Other workers4,897209

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
Pallapalayam (TP)6320589611,910

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.