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Town · Census 2011 · code 803668

Vaitheeswarankoil 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.
Population7,676people
Households1,972PCA households
Literacy rate84.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.24%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,6763,8703,806
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6711361350
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,9123,1902,722
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.88%90.91%78.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1971,1311,066
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople894940
Total workersCensus workers2,7822,248534
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.24%58.09%14.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3001,950350
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months482298184
Non-workerspeople4,8941,6223,272

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27368; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,972 households and 7,676 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.91% for males and 78.76% for females.
  • Of 2,782 workers, 82.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19318
Agricultural labourers685251
Household industry workers2811
Other workers1,394202

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
Vaitheeswarankoil (TP)618057957,676

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.