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Town · Census 2011 · code 804001

Periya Negamam 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.
Population7,098people
Households2,101PCA households
Literacy rate79.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.83%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,0983,5463,552
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6522277245
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,2162,8402,376
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.32%86.88%71.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,486742744
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,6082,3181,290
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.83%65.37%36.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3532,2011,152
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months255117138
Non-workerspeople3,4901,2282,262

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28211; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,101 households and 7,098 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.88% for males and 71.85% for females.
  • Of 3,608 workers, 92.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators813
Agricultural labourers60240
Household industry workers53215
Other workers2,138197

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
Periya Negamam (TP)632058997,098

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.