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Census town · Census 2011 · code 643114

Vavarai 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.
Population8,362people
Households2,250PCA households
Literacy rate88.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.83%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,3624,1064,256
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6905446459
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,5763,3513,225
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.19%91.56%84.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople783345
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,9962,238758
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.83%54.51%17.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3751,883492
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months621355266
Non-workerspeople5,3661,8683,498

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27979; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,250 households and 8,362 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.56% for males and 84.94% for females.
  • Of 2,996 workers, 79.27% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1230
Agricultural labourers19435
Household industry workers49186
Other workers2,120370

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
Vavarai (CT)629058818,362

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.