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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628978

Vanganur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, 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.
Population6,584people
Households1,508PCA households
Literacy rate78.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,5843,3493,235
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6690369321
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6532,6442,009
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.94%88.72%68.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,576786790
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople874839
Total workersCensus workers3,0731,8031,270
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.67%53.84%39.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6311,5841,047
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months442219223
Non-workerspeople3,5111,5461,965

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26476; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,508 households and 6,584 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.72% for males and 68.94% for females.
  • Of 3,073 workers, 85.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1608
Agricultural labourers43689
Household industry workers1,065153
Other workers970192

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Vanganur (CT)602056976,584

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.