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district · Census 2011 · code 634

Yanam population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Puducherry, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population55,626people
Households13,812PCA households
Literacy rate79.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.13%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople55,626055,626
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds13,812013,812
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,20406,204
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.15%Not available11.15%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,038Not available1,038
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6921Not available921
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+39,274039,274
Literacy rate%79.47%Not available79.47%
Male literacy rate%82.75%Not available82.75%
Female literacy rate%76.35%Not available76.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,42708,427
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers16,760016,760
Work participation rate%30.13%Not available30.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,373015,373
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,38701,387
Non-workerspeople38,866038,866

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 2006, 2007, 2008; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 13,812 households and 55,626 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 100% of this area’s population, compared with 0% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 11.15% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 82.75% and female literacy was 76.35%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 16,760 Census workers, 91.72% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2838
Agricultural labourers2,956368
Household industry workers11828
Other workers12,016983

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 804035

Yanam

55,626 people within this district · Town