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Town · Census 2011 · code 803771

Veerapandi 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.
Population16,158people
Households4,358PCA households
Literacy rate78.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1588,3167,842
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,528811717
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,4486,4554,993
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.25%86.01%70.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,0502,5162,534
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers7,2474,6742,573
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.85%56.2%32.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,8284,4532,375
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months419221198
Non-workerspeople8,9113,6425,269

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27675; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,358 households and 16,158 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.01% for males and 70.08% for females.
  • Of 7,247 workers, 94.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4514
Agricultural labourers2,737123
Household industry workers786
Other workers3,562286

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
Veerapandi (TP)6240584416,158

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.