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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629121

Vengathur 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.
Population23,292people
Households5,958PCA households
Literacy rate88.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,29211,87311,419
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6281,3711,257
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,3509,8458,505
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.8%93.74%83.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0371,0271,010
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople267133134
Total workersCensus workers8,7477,0191,728
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.55%59.12%15.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,0396,6551,384
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months708364344
Non-workerspeople14,5454,8549,691

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26486; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,958 households and 23,292 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.28% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.74% for males and 83.69% for females.
  • Of 8,747 workers, 91.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6316
Agricultural labourers29229
Household industry workers13945
Other workers7,545618

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
Vengathur (CT)6020569823,292

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.