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Census town · Census 2011 · code 638848

Vilar 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.
Population9,028people
Households2,170PCA households
Literacy rate86.61%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,0284,2474,781
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6925481444
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0183,4403,578
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.61%91.34%82.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,184559625
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers3,3272,466861
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.85%58.06%18.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,8642,214650
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months463252211
Non-workerspeople5,7011,7813,920

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27480; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,170 households and 9,028 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.34% for males and 82.5% for females.
  • Of 3,327 workers, 86.08% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1374
Agricultural labourers26796
Household industry workers6049
Other workers2,400314

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
Vilar (CT)620058149,028

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.