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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644776

Velayudampalayam 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.
Population9,192people
Households2,607PCA households
Literacy rate77.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.56%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,1924,5924,600
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,006521485
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,3773,4572,920
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.9%84.92%70.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,771875896
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople440
Total workersCensus workers4,3722,9941,378
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.56%65.2%29.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1992,9131,286
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1738192
Non-workerspeople4,8201,5983,222

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28249; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,607 households and 9,192 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.92% for males and 70.96% for females.
  • Of 4,372 workers, 96.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1341
Agricultural labourers34512
Household industry workers16310
Other workers3,557150

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
Velayudampalayam (CT)633059039,192

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.