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Town · Census 2011 · code 803675

Kilvelur 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.
Population8,272people
Households2,151PCA households
Literacy rate89.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,2724,0204,252
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6849438411
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,6673,3793,288
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.82%94.33%85.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6891,3131,376
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1477
Total workersCensus workers3,2042,303901
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.73%57.29%21.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0292,168861
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months17513540
Non-workerspeople5,0681,7173,351

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27392; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,151 households and 8,272 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.33% for males and 85.6% for females.
  • Of 3,204 workers, 94.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21419
Agricultural labourers1,29183
Household industry workers504
Other workers1,47469

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
Kilvelur (TP)618058008,272

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.