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Town · Census 2011 · code 803476

Veeraganur 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.
Population11,624people
Households3,139PCA households
Literacy rate72.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,6245,7365,888
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,216616600
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,5914,1273,464
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.93%80.61%65.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8521,9141,938
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1839984
Total workersCensus workers6,0953,4332,662
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.43%59.85%45.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,5883,1692,419
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months507264243
Non-workerspeople5,5292,3033,226

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26945; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,139 households and 11,624 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.61% for males and 65.51% for females.
  • Of 6,095 workers, 91.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,21526
Agricultural labourers3,023332
Household industry workers779
Other workers1,273140

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
Veeraganur ((TP)6080574411,624

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.