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Town · Census 2011 · code 642593

Veerapandianpattinam 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.
Population6,015people
Households1,594PCA households
Literacy rate91.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,0152,9703,045
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6665328337
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,8802,4242,456
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.21%91.75%90.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,212608604
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,9881,533455
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.05%51.62%14.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8521,432420
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months13610135
Non-workerspeople4,0271,4372,590

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27857; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,594 households and 6,015 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.75% for males and 90.69% for females.
  • Of 1,988 workers, 93.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators42
Agricultural labourers270
Household industry workers257
Other workers1,796127

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
Veerapandianpattinam (Town) (CT)627058686,015

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.