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Town · Census 2011 · code 803367

Walajabad 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.
Population14,684people
Households3,590PCA households
Literacy rate86.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,6847,1897,495
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,689827862
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,2795,8915,388
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.79%92.6%81.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,7692,3052,464
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople945
Total workersCensus workers5,6954,1531,542
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.78%57.77%20.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,8833,8071,076
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months812346466
Non-workerspeople8,9893,0365,953

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26636; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,590 households and 14,684 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.6% for males and 81.23% for females.
  • Of 5,695 workers, 85.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5926
Agricultural labourers5580
Household industry workers240139
Other workers4,529567

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
Walajabad (TP)6040570714,684

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.