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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643107

Vellamcode 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.
Population12,715people
Households3,279PCA households
Literacy rate89.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,7156,2566,459
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,217638579
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,2575,1485,109
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.21%91.63%86.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople341618
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642
Total workersCensus workers4,4383,3891,049
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.9%54.17%16.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1422,500642
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,296889407
Non-workerspeople8,2772,8675,410

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27972; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,279 households and 12,715 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.63% for males and 86.89% for females.
  • Of 4,438 workers, 70.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4035
Agricultural labourers396290
Household industry workers7358
Other workers2,633913

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
Vellamcode (CT)6290588112,715

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.