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Census town · Census 2011 · code 644959

Villianur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Puducherry, 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.
Population34,383people
Households8,227PCA households
Literacy rate86.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.7%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople34,38317,02517,358
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,7941,9441,850
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,40413,84812,556
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.32%91.82%80.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5101,6841,826
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers12,6209,4423,178
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.7%55.46%18.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,3948,8022,592
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,226640586
Non-workerspeople21,7637,58314,180

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28323; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,227 households and 34,383 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.82% for males and 80.96% for females.
  • Of 12,620 workers, 90.29% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20117
Agricultural labourers494178
Household industry workers43654
Other workers10,263977

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
Villianur (CT)6350591134,383

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.