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Town · Census 2011 · code 803445

Veerakkalpudur 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.
Population16,665people
Households4,614PCA households
Literacy rate87.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.02%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,6658,4518,214
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,511803708
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,2167,0956,121
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.21%92.77%81.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,113553560
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople321418
Total workersCensus workers6,1694,8021,367
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.02%56.82%16.64%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7634,5731,190
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months406229177
Non-workerspeople10,4963,6496,847

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26862; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,614 households and 16,665 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.77% for males and 81.55% for females.
  • Of 6,169 workers, 93.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1333
Agricultural labourers21032
Household industry workers18851
Other workers5,232320

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
Veerakkalpudur (TP)6080573616,665

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.