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Yanam population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Puducherry, 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 55,626 people
Households 13,812 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.47% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.13% % 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 55,626 27,301 28,325 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 6,204 3,230 2,974 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 39,274 19,919 19,355 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 79.47% 82.75% 76.35% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,427 4,100 4,327 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 16,760 14,047 2,713 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 30.13% 51.45% 9.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 15,373 13,233 2,140 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,387 814 573 Non-workerspeople 38,866 13,254 25,612
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 13,812 households and 55,626 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.15% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.75% for males and 76.35% for females. Of 16,760 workers, 91.72% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 283 8 Agricultural labourers 2,956 368 Household industry workers 118 28 Other workers 12,016 983
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 Yanam (M) 634 05908 55,626
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.