POPULATION INDICATORS - 2011 CENSUS
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Item | Unit | Puducherry | Karaikal | Mahe | Yanam | State |
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1 | Total Population 2011 Census (P) | Nos. | 946600 | 200314 | 41934 | 55616 | 1244464 |
Male | " | 466143 | 97796 | 19269 | 27277 | 610485 | |
Female | " | 480457 | 102518 | 22665 | 28339 | 633979 | |
2 | Growth rate 2001-2011 | % | 28.73 | 17.29 | 13.86 | 77.15 | 27.72 |
3 | Sex ratio-(Females per '000 Males) 2011 Census (P) | 1031 | 1048 | 1176 | 1039 | 1038 | |
4 | Density - Persons (per Sq.Km) 2011 Census (P) |
Nos. | 3231 | 1252 | 4659 | 3272 | 2598 |
5 | Percentage of SC to total population (2001 Census)* | % | 16.45 | 18.07 | 0.33 | 18.48 | 16.19 |
6 | Literacy rate (persons aged 7 years +) 2011 Census (P) |
86.13 | 87.83 | 98.35 | 80.26 | 86.55 | |
Male | % | 92.07 | 93.36 | 99.24 | 83.63 | 92.12 | |
Female | " | 80.40 | 82.61 | 97.61 | 77.07 | 81.22 | |
7 | Percentage of workers to total Population (2001 Census) | 36.16 | 33.70 | 25.27 | 31.56 | 35.17 | |
Male | " | 53.65 | 52.65 | 44.81 | 52.32 | 53.12 | |
Female | " | 18.50 | 15.16 | 8.24 | 10.28 | 17.23 | |
8 | Category of workers in percentage (2001 Census) | ||||||
Cultivators | " | 3.13 | 3.96 | 0.27 | 2.71 | 3.18 | |
Agricultural Labourers | " | 19.95 | 29.19 | 2.36 | 21.95 | 21.09 | |
Household territory | " | 1.91 | 1.59 | 0.92 | 2.73 | 1.85 | |
Other workers | " | 75.01 | 65.26 | 96.44 | 72.60 | 73.88 |
Source: Director of Census Operations, Puducherry
* 2011 Scheduled Caste population figures is yet to be published by the Office of the Census Operation, Puducherry
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