Literate7,26,649Puducherry
Literate males3,80,946
Literate females3,45,703
Illiterate2,23,640
Literacy %76.5%
Population9,50,289
Literacy
Literate7,26,649
Literate males3,80,946
Literate females3,45,703
Literacy %76.5%
Illiterate2,23,640
Illiterate males87,312
Illiterate females1,36,328
Population Overview
Total population9,50,289
Males4,68,258
Females4,82,031
Sex ratio1,029per 1,000 males
Households2,31,513
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–699,838
Boys 0–650,688
Girls 0–649,150
Child %10.5%
SC / ST
SC population1,52,406
SC males74,129
SC females78,277
SC %16%
Workers — Total
Total workers3,48,105
Worker males2,56,652
Worker females91,453
Work participation %36.6%
Non-workers6,02,184
Non-worker males2,11,606
Non-worker females3,90,578
Workers — Main
Main workers3,15,570
Main males2,37,953
Main females77,617
Cultivators8,405
Cultivator males7,137
Cultivator females1,268
Agri labourers38,854
Agri labourer males24,377
Agri labourer females14,477
Household industry5,203
HH industry males2,931
HH industry females2,272
Other workers2,63,108
Other males2,03,508
Other females59,600
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers32,535
Marginal males18,699
Marginal females13,836
Marg. cultivators988
Marg. agri labourers13,054
Marg. HH industry1,147
Marg. other17,346
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males606
Marg. cultivator females382
Marg. agri lab. males6,670
Marg. agri lab. females6,384
Marg. HH industry males434
Marg. HH industry females713
Marg. other males10,989
Marg. other females6,357
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers25,353
3–6 mo males14,745
3–6 mo females10,608
3–6 mo cultivators812
3–6 mo cult. males497
3–6 mo cult. females315
3–6 mo agri lab.9,603
3–6 mo agri lab. males4,995
3–6 mo agri lab. females4,608
3–6 mo HH industry851
3–6 mo HH ind. males318
3–6 mo HH ind. females533
3–6 mo other14,087
3–6 mo other males8,935
3–6 mo other females5,152
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers7,182
0–3 mo males3,954
0–3 mo females3,228
0–3 mo cultivators176
0–3 mo cult. males109
0–3 mo cult. females67
0–3 mo agri lab.3,451
0–3 mo agri lab. males1,675
0–3 mo agri lab. females1,776
0–3 mo HH industry296
0–3 mo HH ind. males116
0–3 mo HH ind. females180
0–3 mo other3,259
0–3 mo other males2,054
0–3 mo other females1,205