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Town · Census 2011 · code 803584

Vadamadurai 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.
Population18,015people
Households4,533PCA households
Literacy rate79.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.58%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,0158,9759,040
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0121,043969
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,7476,9645,783
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.65%87.8%71.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4342,1622,272
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers8,2125,2622,950
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.58%58.63%32.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,5694,9322,637
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months643330313
Non-workerspeople9,8033,7136,090

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27139; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,533 households and 18,015 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.8% for males and 71.65% for females.
  • Of 8,212 workers, 92.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators89735
Agricultural labourers2,314305
Household industry workers37520
Other workers3,983283

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
Vadamadurai (TP)6120576218,015

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.