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Town · Census 2011 · code 803438

Vadakkanandal 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.
Population23,034people
Households5,397PCA households
Literacy rate75.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,03411,65411,380
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4171,2831,134
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,5168,7156,801
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.26%84.03%66.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,6122,7802,832
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople611377234
Total workersCensus workers11,2536,6654,588
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.85%57.19%40.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,4055,2403,165
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,8481,4251,423
Non-workerspeople11,7814,9896,792

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26844; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,397 households and 23,034 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.03% for males and 66.38% for females.
  • Of 11,253 workers, 74.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,749142
Agricultural labourers2,7181,724
Household industry workers329125
Other workers3,609857

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
Vadakkanandal (TP)6070573423,034

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.