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Velankanni 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.
Population 11,108 people
Households 2,753 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.97% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 11,108 5,327 5,781 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,223 637 586 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 8,401 4,246 4,155 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 84.99% 90.53% 79.98% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,913 907 1,006 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 23 12 11 Total workersCensus workers 3,885 2,777 1,108 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.97% 52.13% 19.17% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,946 2,166 780 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 939 611 328 Non-workerspeople 7,223 2,550 4,673
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,753 households and 11,108 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.01% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.53% for males and 79.98% for females. Of 3,885 workers, 75.83% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 104 17 Agricultural labourers 249 313 Household industry workers 40 44 Other workers 2,553 565
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Velankanni (TP) 618 05800 11,108
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.