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Viluppuram population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 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.
Population 3,458,873 people
Households 800,368 PCA households
Literacy rate 71.88% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 49.24% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,458,873 2,939,785 519,088 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 800,368 678,847 121,521 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 404,106 347,396 56,710 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.68% 11.82% 10.92% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 987 984 1,002 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 941 939 949 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,195,776 1,803,943 391,833 Literacy rate% 71.88% 69.59% 84.74% Male literacy rate% 80.55% 78.75% 90.71% Female literacy rate% 63.15% 60.33% 78.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,015,716 924,896 90,820 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 74,859 71,370 3,489 Total workersCensus workers 1,703,249 1,512,953 190,296 Work participation rate% 49.24% 51.46% 36.66% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,260,802 1,105,108 155,694 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 442,447 407,845 34,602 Non-workerspeople 1,755,624 1,426,832 328,792
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 800,368 households and 3,458,873 residents. Urban residents made up 15.01% of the population. Rural residents made up 84.99%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.68% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.55% for males and 63.15% for females. Of 1,703,249 workers, 74.02% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 322,900 46,746 Agricultural labourers 537,581 294,632 Household industry workers 23,961 14,276 Other workers 376,360 86,793
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 803431 96,253 people within this district · Town
Census code 803427 72,796 people within this district · Town
Census code 803440 52,507 people within this district · Town
Census code 803429 31,726 people within this district · Town
Census code 803435 30,212 people within this district · Town
Census code 803425 27,045 people within this district · Town
Census code 803441 25,106 people within this district · Town
Census code 803442 23,734 people within this district · Town
Census code 803438 23,034 people within this district · Town
Census code 803428 22,034 people within this district · Town
Census code 633050 20,854 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803439 18,605 people within this district · Town
Census code 803432 16,745 people within this district · Town
Census code 803437 15,664 people within this district · Town
Census code 803430 12,022 people within this district · Town
Census code 803436 9,623 people within this district · Town
Census code 803433 8,523 people within this district · Town
Census code 803426 6,892 people within this district · Town
Census code 803434 5,713 people within this district · Town