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Census town · Census 2011 · code 640714

Vandiyur 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.
Population28,646people
Households7,311PCA households
Literacy rate85.57%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.24%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,64614,39814,248
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0131,5571,456
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,93511,65610,279
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.57%90.77%80.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,6841,8451,839
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople482325
Total workersCensus workers12,3878,5823,805
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.24%59.61%26.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,0887,8603,228
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,299722577
Non-workerspeople16,2595,81610,443

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27606; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,311 households and 28,646 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.77% for males and 80.35% for females.
  • Of 12,387 workers, 89.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7226
Agricultural labourers34476
Household industry workers1,25494
Other workers9,4181,103

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
Vandiyur (CT)6230583628,646

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.