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Vettavalam 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.
Population 15,506 people
Households 3,414 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.46% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.11% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 15,506 7,681 7,825 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,709 849 860 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 11,377 6,136 5,241 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 82.46% 89.81% 75.25% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,544 1,293 1,251 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 513 250 263 Total workersCensus workers 6,220 4,108 2,112 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.11% 53.48% 26.99% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,109 2,995 1,114 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,111 1,113 998 Non-workerspeople 9,286 3,573 5,713
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 3,414 households and 15,506 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.81% for males and 75.25% for females. Of 6,220 workers, 66.06% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 352 68 Agricultural labourers 799 1,084 Household industry workers 153 104 Other workers 2,805 855
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Vettavalam (TP) 606 05727 15,506
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.