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Census town · Census 2011 · code 641065

Viraganur 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.
Population7,121people
Households1,826PCA households
Literacy rate87.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,1213,6183,503
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6814428386
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5092,9602,549
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.35%92.79%81.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople969505464
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,8212,077744
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.62%57.41%21.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6711,993678
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1508466
Non-workerspeople4,3001,5412,759

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27639; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,826 households and 7,121 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.79% for males and 81.78% for females.
  • Of 2,821 workers, 94.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators221
Agricultural labourers259
Household industry workers642
Other workers2,560138

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
Viraganur (CT)623058417,121

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.