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Census town · Census 2011 · code 633891

Vellakkalpatty 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.
Population5,475people
Households1,417PCA households
Literacy rate79.13%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4753,0212,454
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6515282233
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9252,3871,538
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.13%87.15%69.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople446227219
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1486
Total workersCensus workers2,3021,643659
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.05%54.39%26.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2381,610628
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months643331
Non-workerspeople3,1731,3781,795

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26872; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,417 households and 5,475 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.41% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.15% for males and 69.25% for females.
  • Of 2,302 workers, 97.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1784
Agricultural labourers40515
Household industry workers571
Other workers1,59844

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
Vellakkalpatty (CT)608057375,475

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.