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Town · Census 2011 · code 803432

Valavanur 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.
Population16,745people
Households3,913PCA households
Literacy rate85.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.32%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,7458,3618,384
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,840886954
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,7926,8725,920
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.82%91.93%79.68%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9751,5031,472
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1094861
Total workersCensus workers6,4174,8091,608
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.32%57.52%19.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9133,9041,009
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,504905599
Non-workerspeople10,3283,5526,776

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26829; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,913 households and 16,745 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.99% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.93% for males and 79.68% for females.
  • Of 6,417 workers, 76.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators27016
Agricultural labourers896794
Household industry workers12033
Other workers3,627661

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
Valavanur (TP)6070573116,745

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.