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Vedaranyam 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 34,266 people
Households 8,665 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.05% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.05% % 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 34,266 16,573 17,693 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,261 1,711 1,550 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 26,680 13,748 12,932 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.05% 92.5% 80.11% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,108 2,317 2,791 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 69 27 42 Total workersCensus workers 12,694 9,603 3,091 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.05% 57.94% 17.47% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,285 4,207 1,078 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 7,409 5,396 2,013 Non-workerspeople 21,572 6,970 14,602
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 8,665 households and 34,266 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.52% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.5% for males and 80.11% for females. Of 12,694 workers, 41.63% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 835 421 Agricultural labourers 912 2,277 Household industry workers 98 175 Other workers 3,440 4,536
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 Vedaranyam (M) 618 05802 34,266
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.