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Town · Census 2011 · code 803652

Vadalur 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.
Population39,514people
Households9,736PCA households
Literacy rate83.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.58%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople39,51419,97319,541
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2282,2331,995
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+29,49416,11613,378
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.59%90.85%76.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,6522,8332,819
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople590302288
Total workersCensus workers13,66210,6812,981
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.58%53.48%15.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,7689,4282,340
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8941,253641
Non-workerspeople25,8529,29216,560

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27330; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,736 households and 39,514 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.85% for males and 76.25% for females.
  • Of 13,662 workers, 86.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators44695
Agricultural labourers2,590554
Household industry workers329115
Other workers8,4031,130

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
Vadalur (TP)6170579039,514

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.