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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643090

Vaddakkankulam 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.
Population9,220people
Households2,473PCA households
Literacy rate94.28%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,2204,4214,799
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6937470467
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,8093,8064,003
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.28%96.33%92.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople737358379
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople204104100
Total workersCensus workers3,0162,297719
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.71%51.96%14.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4781,957521
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months538340198
Non-workerspeople6,2042,1244,080

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27954; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,473 households and 9,220 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.33% for males and 92.41% for females.
  • Of 3,016 workers, 82.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators608
Agricultural labourers11076
Household industry workers7880
Other workers2,230374

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
Vaddakkankulam (CT)628058809,220

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.