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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629572

Vallam 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.
Population7,745people
Households1,884PCA households
Literacy rate86.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,7453,8533,892
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6890468422
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,9133,1392,774
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.26%92.73%79.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8061,3931,413
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople279139140
Total workersCensus workers3,0792,233846
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.75%57.95%21.74%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4281,854574
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months651379272
Non-workerspeople4,6661,6203,046

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26619; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,884 households and 7,745 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.73% for males and 79.94% for females.
  • Of 3,079 workers, 78.86% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators186
Agricultural labourers3736
Household industry workers337
Other workers2,340602

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
Vallam (CT)604057067,745

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.