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Town · Census 2011 · code 803692

Veppathur 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.
Population7,949people
Households1,950PCA households
Literacy rate83.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,9493,9903,959
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6757389368
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0333,2552,778
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.88%90.39%77.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5811,3041,277
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,4132,533880
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.94%63.48%22.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9832,292691
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months430241189
Non-workerspeople4,5361,4573,079

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27445; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,950 households and 7,949 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.39% for males and 77.36% for females.
  • Of 3,413 workers, 87.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3572
Agricultural labourers1,915284
Household industry workers3225
Other workers679119

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
Veppathur (TP)620058107,949

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.