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Velur 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 25,012 people
Households 7,055 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.03% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.19% % 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 25,012 12,417 12,595 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,102 1,085 1,017 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 18,565 9,971 8,594 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.03% 87.99% 74.23% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,131 1,547 1,584 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 17 7 10 Total workersCensus workers 11,804 7,709 4,095 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 47.19% 62.08% 32.51% Main workersworked at least 6 months 10,632 7,010 3,622 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,172 699 473 Non-workerspeople 13,208 4,708 8,500
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 7,055 households and 25,012 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.4% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.99% for males and 74.23% for females. Of 11,804 workers, 90.07% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 581 32 Agricultural labourers 3,270 180 Household industry workers 278 48 Other workers 6,503 912
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 Velur (TP) 609 05748 25,012
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.