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Town · Census 2011 · code 803567

Wellington 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.
Population19,462people
Households4,949PCA households
Literacy rate94.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,46210,8678,595
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,939988951
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,5269,6296,897
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.31%97.47%90.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1252,0262,099
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople724032
Total workersCensus workers8,9967,2541,742
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.22%66.75%20.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,5517,0551,496
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months445199246
Non-workerspeople10,4663,6136,853

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27105; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,949 households and 19,462 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.47% for males and 90.23% for females.
  • Of 8,996 workers, 95.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2366
Agricultural labourers973
Household industry workers3729
Other workers8,181407

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
Wellington (CB)6110575819,462

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.