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Census town · Census 2011 · code 630368

Valathur 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.
Population5,529people
Households1,220PCA households
Literacy rate86.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.68%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5292,7112,818
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6638347291
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,2222,2072,015
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.32%93.36%79.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9749581,016
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople936
Total workersCensus workers1,9731,481492
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.68%54.63%17.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9391,471468
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months341024
Non-workerspeople3,5561,2302,326

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26666; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,220 households and 5,529 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.36% for males and 79.74% for females.
  • Of 1,973 workers, 98.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators930
Agricultural labourers4035
Household industry workers406
Other workers1,40323

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
Valathur (CT)605057125,529

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.