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Town · Census 2011 · code 803503

Venkarai 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.
Population9,330people
Households2,702PCA households
Literacy rate73.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation58.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,3304,5654,765
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6676359317
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,3503,5552,795
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.38%84.52%62.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople750372378
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,4222,9852,437
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population58.11%65.39%51.14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2382,9082,330
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months18477107
Non-workerspeople3,9081,5802,328

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26997; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,702 households and 9,330 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.52% for males and 62.84% for females.
  • Of 5,422 workers, 96.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6938
Agricultural labourers2,86041
Household industry workers9929
Other workers1,586106

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
Venkarai (TP)609057489,330

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.