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Census town · Census 2011 · code 630911

Virupakshipuram 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.
Population14,779people
Households3,666PCA households
Literacy rate84.06%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,7797,2937,486
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,505762743
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,1585,9125,246
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.06%90.52%77.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8081,3451,463
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19086104
Total workersCensus workers5,5734,2031,370
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.71%57.63%18.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1534,0051,148
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months420198222
Non-workerspeople9,2063,0906,116

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26721; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,666 households and 14,779 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.52% for males and 77.8% for females.
  • Of 5,573 workers, 92.46% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1659
Agricultural labourers19654
Household industry workers16418
Other workers4,628339

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
Virupakshipuram (CT)6050571714,779

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.