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Census town · Census 2011 · code 639295

Viralimalai 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.
Population10,883people
Households2,759PCA households
Literacy rate85.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.04%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,8835,4835,400
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,341695646
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,1794,3833,796
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.72%91.54%79.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2541,1311,123
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople101
Total workersCensus workers4,1403,1031,037
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.04%56.59%19.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8412,962879
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months299141158
Non-workerspeople6,7432,3804,363

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27504; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,759 households and 10,883 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.54% for males and 79.85% for females.
  • Of 4,140 workers, 92.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18814
Agricultural labourers35930
Household industry workers3424
Other workers3,260231

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
Viralimalai (CT)6210581810,883

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.