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Town · Census 2011 · code 803330

Valasaravakkam 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.
Population47,378people
Households12,278PCA households
Literacy rate95.89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.02%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople47,37823,63923,739
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,6962,4392,257
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+40,92920,73720,192
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.89%97.82%93.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,3201,6711,649
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople452124
Total workersCensus workers18,48513,7754,710
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.02%58.27%19.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,90912,8514,058
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,576924652
Non-workerspeople28,8939,86419,029

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26518; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,278 households and 47,378 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.82% for males and 93.99% for females.
  • Of 18,485 workers, 91.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11729
Agricultural labourers7514
Household industry workers33858
Other workers16,3791,475

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
Valasaravakkam (M)6020570047,378

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.